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  2. Drone (sound) - Wikipedia

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    In music, a drone is a harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout most or all of a piece. A drone may also be any part of a musical instrument used to produce this effect; an archaic term for this is burden (bourdon or burdon) [1] [2] such as a "drone [pipe] of a bagpipe", [3] [4] the pedal point in an organ, or the lowest course of ...

  3. Galician gaita - Wikipedia

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    The Galician gaita (Galician: Gaita galega, Portuguese: Gaita galega, Spanish: Gaita gallega) is the traditional instrument of Galicia and northern Portugal. [ 1 ] The word gaita is used across northern Spain as a generic term for " bagpipe ", although in the south of Spain and Portugal it denotes a variety of horn, flute or oboe like ...

  4. Drone music - Wikipedia

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    Music that contains drones and is rhythmically still or very slow, called "drone music," [2] can be found in many parts of the world, including bagpipe traditions, among them Scottish pibroch piping; didgeridoo music in Australia, South Indian classical Carnatic music, and Hindustani classical music (both of which are accompanied almost invariably by the Tanpura, a plucked, four-string ...

  5. Is that a drone in the sky? It could be, but here's what else ...

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    The term "drone" refers to any uncrewed aerial vehicle piloted remotely. Drones are widely used among hobbyists, commercial users and the military for a variety of purposes.. The aircraft is ...

  6. Shruti box - Wikipedia

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    A shruti box (sruti box, shrutibox, srutibox or surpeti) is a musical instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, that traditionally works on a system of bellows. It is similar to a harmonium and is used to provide a drone in a practice session or concert of Indian classical music. [1]

  7. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    In instrumental music, a style of playing that imitates the way the human voice might express the music, with a measured tempo and flexible legato. cantilena a vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style canto Chorus; choral; chant cantus mensuratus or cantus figuratus (Lat.) Meaning respectively "measured song" or "figured ...

  8. Alghoza - Wikipedia

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    Alghoza also called Beenon (Sindhi: الغوزو ‎) is a paired woodwind traditional musical instrument of Sindhi culture, [3] [4] also used by Kutchi, Saraiki, Punjabi, Rajasthani and baloch folk musicians. [2] [1] It consists of two joined beak flutes, one for melody, the second for drone. The flutes are either tied together or may be held ...

  9. 'Drone sightings' prompt worries, but these theories could ...

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    “The FBI, DHS and our federal partners, in close coordination with the New Jersey State Police, continue to deploy personnel and technology to investigate this situation and confirm whether the ...