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The ''gaita de boto'' is a type of bagpipe native to the Aragon region of northern Spain. Its use and construction were nearly extinct by the 1970s, when a revival of folk music began. Today there are various ''gaita'' builders, various schools and associations for ''gaita'' players, and more than a dozen Aragonese folk music groups which include the instrument in their ensemble. Most importantly, there are now several hundred ''gaiteros'' within Aragon. ==Construction== The gaita de boto consists of * a bag (''boto'') to provide air * a blowpipe (''soplador'') to fill the bag with air by mouth * a chanter (''clarín'') to play the melody * a bass drone (''bordón'') to produce a continuous bass note * a tenor drone (''bordoneta'') which produces a constant note an octave higher than the ''bordón'' The bag is traditionally made of goatskin and of large volume. At the hole in the skin corresponding to the neck of the goat they attach a stock with two holes where the ''clarín'' and ''bordoneta'' are placed side by side. It is the only bagpipe in Iberia where the chanter and drone are placed parallel to one another. At holes placed further back they insert a stock to insert the blowpipe, and another for the ''bordón''. The location of the ''bordón'' is also distinctive, below the right arm of the player, as opposed to the standard Galician and Asturian bagpipe traditions which place the ''bordón'' over the shoulder. The ''boto'' is covered with a fabric bag covering, resembling a child's dress often with a colourful pattern. There is a folk belief that the origin of the custom is that a piper in antiquity dressed his ''gaita'' in the clothing of his deceased daughter as a memorial. The drones have reinforcing rings of pewter or horn, and some players also, whether out of fashion or superstition, wrap various portions of the pipes with snakeskin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gaita de boto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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