Maggiolo, Giuseppe
1808-? [<1878]piper (&c.) mentioned by name
Born [and lived?] in Dova superiore (a fraction of Cabella Ligure, prov. Alessandria); An important Müsa player; Grandfather of Antonio Cordani "Ciocalapiva" (of Emilia-Romagna). It is told that when he returned on a "Martedì grasso" [Shrove Tuesday; the party that concludes the week of 7 fat days of carnival] from Vallenzona, where he had played until midnight, his footsteps were heard by wolves; He climbed a cherry tree, started to play, and scared them off, until he arrived in the village of San Fermo, scandalising the people since Lent [the period preceding Easter, in the Christian Church devoted to fasting, abstinence, and penitence] had already begun.
Instrument: Müsa / Musa