Schäferpfeife

The Schäferpfeife is the typical German design of the bagpipe. It is characterized by the two front-facing drones, which are housed together in a floor and a fifth interval form: M. Praetorius describes an interval of bf ' (root of the chanter: f'),

However, this information is probably not accurate, as sentiment information about the individual in Syntagma Musicum bagpipes are very questionable. In this particular case, the Bordunstimmung should be given an octave lower, to meet the contemporary illustrations justice. The original design of the Schäferpfeife is very poorly documented - only a single original instrument is preserved in the Vienna Hofburg, the access to this though is made ​​nearly impossible by the owner. In the past, created plans of this instrument but have significant differences in construction of the chanter in comparison with today's replicas. The Viennese instrument might in any case (measured to the drones ) in Plagalmodus to B ( 460 Hz) have stood, making it ' corresponds to the information Praetorius substantially.

Also in relation to the missing thumb hole described by Praetorius match the Viennese instrument with its descriptions. This design can be a suitable reed a perfect fifth of the scale (ie the overblown Sechsfingerton ) can be achieved, but the fourth intonation so as quarter-tone, comparable to the Fa of the alphorn. This builds on the natural harmonic series musical practice was apparently popular at that time ( see also the " Kühhorn " the Monk of Salzburg), as well as today. Still in parts of Switzerland, Poland and Slovakia

The Flemish form of the bagpipe is often called Schäferpfeife, not least because it has a the Prätorius - Schäferpfeife very similar appearance. Here, the drones are voted either in the fifth or the octave, the Spielpfeifenmensur and fingering is today almost always over by the French Cornemuse du Centre, as this has proven to be very stable in tone and extensive in range (1 ½ octaves). Often the so-called G / C tuning, ie drones in G and g, melody pipe (f ' ) g' - c'' '. There are also shepherds whistling in the Flemish style with three drones, here both Quint and octave intervals with the same instrument are then possible, as there are pipes with a shepherd over his shoulder lying Bordungruppen.

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• Historical musical instrument