Pibroch

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pibroch \Pi"broch\, n. [Gael. piobaireachd pipe music, fr.
     piobair a piper, fr. pioba pipe, bagpipe, from English. See
     {Pipe}, n.]
     A Highland air, suited to the particular passion which the
     musician would either excite or assuage; generally applied to
     those airs that are played on the bagpipe before the


     Highlanders when they go out to battle. --Jamieson.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pibroch
       n : martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes