What is it that makes the pitch similar in both Celtic and Arabic music, and why is this pitch unusual in other western music?

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What is it that makes the pitch similar in both Celtic and Arabic music, and why is this pitch unusual in other western music?

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Answer 1

I remember a bagpipe presenter come to my middle school. He told us the bagpipe originally came from Jordan. I thought that was really cool. The bagpipe was like one of those white instruments but then I learned it’s origins were in Arab. Not an answer to your question but similar