A set of bagpipes owned by a French king believed to be the oldest set in the world has been put on display ahead of World Bagpipe Day on March 10. The pipes, displayed at Morpeth Chantry in ...

Air reached the bag via bellows - it would not be seemly for an aristocrat to be seen playing with puffed out cheeks!A rare example of a musette de cour or bagpipe played at the French court, which ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This bagpipe was made by an unknown ...

Known as a musette de cour, this instrument was discovered after a collector spotted a painting of the king in the Palace of Versailles - with a similar set of pipes pictured next to him. In 1987, ...

A set of bagpipes that are believed to be the oldest in the world have been put up on display ahead of World Bagpipe Day on Sunday. The pipes, which are being displayed at Morpeth Chantry in ...

Bonaparte once said to a musician: “There is only one musical instrument I know that never gets out of tune—that is the drum.” Had he been a Scot he could have said “the bagpipe,” which never fails ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The hurdy-gurdy, an intriguing stringed instrument also known as vielle à ...

GLENDORA, Calif. (KABC) -- Meet the Glendora High School bagpipe band. They're headed to the World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland this summer for the first time in the program's 36 year history! ...

Bagpipes owned by a French king and thought to be the oldest in the world have been put on display ahead of World Bagpipe Day. The set of pipes, displayed at Morpeth Chantry in Northumberland, are ...