Koza
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[edit] Koza (bagpipe)
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A Koza is also a Polish bagpipe The Polish pipes are more related in appearance to some old german pipes. It uses a large goatskin bag (hair out) and a single reed chanter, cylindrical bore and deep pitch, with a large horn and brass bell at the end. The bass drone typically has the same bell. It is usually bellows-blown and produces a mellow, low pitch. A carved goatshead stock similar to the duda is common. The single reeds are often made of a cane blade lapped onto copper tubing.
Koza as a surname can refer to:
- John Koza (b. 19??), computer scientist and genetic programming pioneer
Koza as a place name can refer to:
- Koza, Okinawa (see Okinawa, Okinawa), a former Japanese city
- Koza, Wakayama, a Japanese town
- Koza District, Kanagawa, a Japanese district