pibroch

2 definitions found

pibroch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

pibroch - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pibroch
      n 1: martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes