Pipe

The pipe is a musical instrument. Listen to 3 recordings and learn how it makes its sound.

Listen to the pipe

Scotland the Brave (1995) - Pipe Band - United States Air Force Reserve Band

1:35Public domainby Composition: traditional; Performance: United…Wikimedia Commons

1:35

Scotland the Brave - Pipe Band - United States Air Force Reserve Band

1:37Public domainby Composition: traditional; Performance: United…Wikimedia Commons

1:37

Pipe Choir - 01 - Through The Storm

6:26CC BY 4.0by Pipe Choir (…Wikimedia Commons

6:26

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From Wikipedia

A pipe is a tubular wind instrument in general, or various specific wind instruments. The word is an onomatopoeia, and comes from the tone which can resemble that of a bird chirping.

With just three holes, a pipe's range is obtained by overblowing to sound at least the second or the third harmonic partials.

Questions people ask

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Frequently asked questions

What does a pipe sound like?

Listen to 3 recordings on this page.

Sources & credits

Scotland the Brave (1995) - Pipe Band - United States Air Force Reserve Band by Composition: traditional; Performance: United States Air Force Reserve Band, Pipe Band; Recording: United States Air… – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Scotland the Brave - Pipe Band - United States Air Force Reserve Band by Composition: traditional; Performance: United States Air Force Reserve Pipe Band and United States Air Force Pipe… – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Pipe Choir - 01 - Through The Storm by Pipe Choir ( https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pipe_Choir ) – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata Q750934 – CC0
Wikipedia: Pipe (instrument) – CC BY-SA 4.0
Image – Public domain