The ''sac de gemecs'' (; literally "bag of moans", also known as ''buna'' in
Andorra
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or ''coixinera'' , ''gaita'' or ''botella'' ) is a type of
bagpipe found in
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
(eastern Spain spilling over into southern France).
The instrument consists of a chanter, a mouthblown blowpipe, and three drones. The lowest drone (''bordó llarg'') plays a note two octaves below the tonic of the chanter. The middle drone (''bordó mitjà'') plays a fifth above the bass. The high drone (''bordó petit'') plays an octave below the chanter, thus one octave above the bass drone.
Folklore
The instrument figures into the Andorran legend ''
El buner d'Ordino
''El buner d'Ordino'' ( ca, "The Piper of Ordino Parish") is an Andorran folktale of a bagpiper chased up a tree by wolves who fends them off with the sound of his instrument, the ''buna'' or ''sac de gemecs'' of Catalonia.
Plot
In the tale, the ...
'', in which a bagpiper from the parish of
Ordino, en route to a festival in
Canillo
Canillo () is one of the parishes of Andorra. Canillo is also the name of the main town of the parish. The parish is considered the religious center of Andorra with the Sanctuary and Chapel of Our Lady of Meritxell, patron saint of Andorra, and co ...
, is chased and treed by wolves, but frightens them off by playing his ''buna''.
See also
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Xeremia
The ''xeremia'' (, plural ''xeremies'') is a type of bagpipe native to the island of Majorca (''Mallorca'').* It consists of a bag made of skin (or modern synthetic materials), known as a ''sac'' or ''sarró'' which retains the air, a blowpipe (' ...
*
Gaita
References
External links
Elsacdegemecs.comCornamusam
at olot.org
Cornamusica.comXGBosch CornamusesElsacdegemecs.blogspot
Bagpipes
Catalan musical instruments
Andorran musical instruments
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