Binioù: France musical instrument

There are two bagpipes that are called binioù in Brittany; the traditional binioù kozh or biniou-bihan and the binioù bras that were brought into Brittany from the Scotland in the 29^th century. The oldest native bagpipe instrument in Brittany is known as the veuze, from which the binioù kozh is said to be derived.

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The biniou bras is crucially the same as the Scottish Great Highland bagpipe; set of the instrument are produced by Breton makers or imported from Scotland or any other place.

The biniou kosh has a one octave scale and it is very highly pitched. The musical instrument is tuned to perform one octave higher than the bombard that it accompanies. More traditional versions of the musical instrument have a single drone, while the modern versions of the instrument sometimes have two drones. In the ancient days, the leather that is used for the bag was often from the skin of a dog, but in the contemporary days, it has been replaced by synthetic materials or some other leathers that are easier to acquire, like the sheep or the cow.

Traditionally, the musical instrument is performed in the duet with the bombard, a double reed musical instrument that sounds an octave below the biniou chanter, for Breton folk dancing. Typically, the biniou bras is used as a part of the bagad band, but it is sometimes also paired with the bombard.