National Piping Centre
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The National Piping Centre is an institution in Glasgow
, Scotland
, dedicated to the playing of the bagpipes
, to include not only the Great Highland Bagpipes, but also the Scottish smallpipes
and Irish uileann pipes, as well as other traditional musical instruments.
The institution includes practise spaces, an auditorium, and the Museum of Piping.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, dedicated to the playing of the bagpipes
Bagpipes
Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument, aerophones, using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes of many different types come from...
, to include not only the Great Highland Bagpipes, but also the Scottish smallpipes
Scottish smallpipes
The Scottish smallpipe, in its modern form, is a bellows-blown bagpipe developed by Colin Ross and others, to be playable according to the Great Highland Bagpipe fingering system. There are surviving examples of similar historical instruments such as the mouth-blown Montgomery smallpipes in E,...
and Irish uileann pipes, as well as other traditional musical instruments.
The institution includes practise spaces, an auditorium, and the Museum of Piping.