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Bagpipes vs Saxophone - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between bagpipes and saxophone

is that bagpipes is a musical wind instrument having a flexible bag inflated by a tube or bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes. There are several types from different national traditions, each having peculiar characteristics while saxophone is a single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

bagpipes

English

Alternative forms

* bagpipe

Noun

  • A musical wind instrument having a flexible bag inflated by a tube or bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes. There are several types from different national traditions, each having peculiar characteristics.
    • ''Bagpipes are traditionally played in most Celtic regions and many former parts of the British Empire

    Synonyms

    * (musical wind instrument) bagpipe, pipes; the pipes (usually Scottish)

    Derived terms

    * bagpiper

    See also

    * bota bag * musette

    saxophone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (musical instruments) A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

    • Derived terms

    * saxophonist * sopranino saxophone * soprano saxophone * alto saxophone * tenor saxophone * baritone saxophone * bass saxophone * contra-bass saxophone

    See also

    * (wikipedia)