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Ruggeri, Giacomo

1905-1990
nickname(s): "Fagòt"

piper (&c.) mentioned by name

Born in Casnigo [NE of Bergamo]; A farmer, he was the last of the traditional Baghèt players; A nephew of Michele Imberti; NB¹: According to Turchetti, he was "one of the latest [sic] Baghèt players"; NB²: ➺ Luigi Cattaneo.

Instrument: Baghèt

Sources

Biella, Valter: Il "baghèt": un’antica tradizione bergamasca. Testi musiche e strumenti. Bergamo, 1988 (Quaderni del Misma), p.42, 51* & passim.

Biella, Valter: Il "baghèt": la piva delle valli bergamasche. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), I, p.8*, 13.

Web

tiscali.it (p.20: Strumenti ritrovati/*).
Chanter (Spring 2021): Danilo Turchetti: "Bagpipe iconography from Italy", p.24-37 (➺ p.36, fig.31*).