{{Short description|Type of bagpipe instrument}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2024}} thumb|right|300px|{{center|A ''biniou kozh''}} The '''{{lang|br|binioù}}''' is a type of bagpipe. The word {{lang|br|binioù}} means 'bagpipe' in the Breton language.
There are two bagpipes called {{lang|br|binioù}} in Brittany: the traditional '''{{lang|br|binioù kozh}}''', or '''{{lang|br|biniou-bihan}}''' ({{lang|br|kozh}} means 'old' in Breton; {{lang|br|bihan}} means 'small'), and the '''{{lang|br|binioù bras}}''', or '''{{lang|br|binioù braz}}''' ({{lang|br|bras}} means 'big'), which was brought into Brittany from Scotland in the late 19th century.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Binioù kozh (bagpipe) {{!}} French |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503854 |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=The Metropolitan Museum of Art}}</ref> The oldest native bagpipe in Brittany is the {{lang|br|veuze}}, from which the {{lang|br|binioù kozh}} is thought to be derived.
The {{lang|br|binioù bras}} is essentially the same as the Scottish great Highland bagpipe; sets are manufactured by Breton makers or imported from Scotland or elsewhere.
The {{lang|br|binioù kozh}} has a one octave scale, and is very high-pitched with a soprano sound; it is tuned to play one octave higher than the bombard which it accompanies.<ref name=":0" /> More traditional forms have a single drone, while modern instruments sometimes have two. In the old days the leather used for the bag was usually from a dog's skin, but this is nowadays replaced by synthetic materials or other leathers which are easier to procure, like cow or sheep. thumb|left|Two {{lang|br|soners}}: a {{lang|br|talabarder}} (to the left) and a {{lang|br|biniaouer}} (to the right) Traditionally it is played in duet with the {{lang|br|bombard}}, a double-reed instrument which sounds an octave below the {{lang|br|binioù}} chanter, for Breton folk dancing. The {{lang|br|binioù bras}} is typically used as part of a {{lang|br|bagad}} band, although it is sometimes also paired with a {{lang|br|bombard}}.
==Films== *''Of Pipers and Wrens'' (1997). Produced and directed by Gei Zantzinger, in collaboration with Dastum. Lois V. Kuter, ethnomusicological consultant. Devault, Pennsylvania: Constant Spring Productions.
==Further reading== {{EB1911 poster|Biniou}} {{Authority control}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Biniou kozh}} Category:Breton musical instruments Category:Bagpipes