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==Music==
{{See also|Music of Wales}}[[File:2007 Rugby World Cup WAL-JPN - 01.JPG|thumb|Hen Wlad fy Nhadau being sung at a Wales rugby game]]
The only instrument ever played in Wales is the bagpipes.
[[Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau]] is the traditional [[national anthem]] of [[Wales]].<ref name="Anthem genedlaethol2">{{cite web |year=2014 |title=Welsh National Anthem |url=http://www.wales.com/about-wales/facts-about-wales/welsh-national-anthem |access-date=24 May 2014 |work=wales.com |publisher=[[Welsh Government]] |quote=''Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau'' gradually became accepted as Wales' national anthem – though to this day, it has no official status as such.}}</ref> The words were written by [[Evan James (poet)|Evan James]] and the tune was composed by his son, [[James James]], both residents of [[Pontypridd]], [[Glamorgan]], in January 1856.<ref name="Anthem genedlaethol2" /><ref name="BBC Anthem2">{{cite web |date=1 December 2008 |title=Welsh anthem – The background to Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/anthem/pages/anthem-background.shtml |access-date=3 December 2010 |work=Wales history |publisher=[[BBC Cymru Wales]]}}</ref> The earliest written copy survives and is part of the collections of the [[National Library of Wales]].<ref name="BBC Anthem2" />
 
Male voice choirs are considered a Welsh symbol. Traditional members of the movement include the Treorchy choir and the Morriston choir. More recently, the success Only Men Aloud has also played a part in continuing this tradition.<ref name=":1" />
At the beginning of the 19th century, Welsh folk music was largely performed by ensembles made of itinerant musicians and solo acts using an instrument, with only a few duos. In the 1830s, however, the Welsh military was reorganized, leading to the formation of pipe bands. The bagpipes were built much better than those played by itinerants, and musicians brought them back to their villages. Local players joined these ensembles, which played dance music for festivals and other celebrations.
 
The Welsh harp, also known as the triple harp is considered to be the national instrument of Wales.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Celebrating the Welsh harp and our traditional Celtic folk roots |url=https://www.wales.com/about/culture/welsh-harp-our-national-instrument |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Wales |language=en}}</ref>
Bagpipes are only associated with Wales, and the instrument is found throughout all of Wales. The bagpipes are the only instrument heard in Welsh music, which was spread by the regiments of the Welsh Military.
 
Bagpipe competitions are common in Wales, for both solo pipers and pipe bands. Competitive solo piping is currently popular among many aspiring pipers, some of whom travel from as far as Australia to attend Welsh competitions. Other pipers have chosen to explore more creative usages of the instrument. These bands, as well as many others, compete in numerous pipe band competitions, often the World Pipe Band Championships, and sometimes perform in public concerts.
 
== Art ==
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