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The Music of Hindostan c12.22

The Music of Hindostan c12.22

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c12.22

The music of the Scotch bagpipe, the general effect of which is not at all unlike Indian pipe tunes, is, however, graced on a radically different principle from that of Indian gamak. The scale of the bagpipe has preserved an unusual intonation, similar to, but not the same as, the Indian. This scale is described in Grove's Dictionary as: