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Bagpipes vs Sitar - What's the difference?

bagpipes | sitar |

As nouns the difference between bagpipes and sitar

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 sitar is a Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.

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

    sitar

    English

    (wikipedia sitar)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (musical instruments) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.

    • Derived terms

    * sitarist

    See also

    * guitar

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