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Melis, Efisio

1890-1970

piper (&c.) mentioned by name

[Born and?] lived in Villaputzu (Sarrabus area, prov. Cagliari); According to one of the internet sources he moved to Cagliari, where he died; According to Dore he was "in the absolute sense, the best among those who disappeared [i.e. died; ws] recently [i.e. before 1976; ws]"; A relative of Franco, Luigi and/or Rocco?; NB: ➺ Pasquale Erriu, Antonio Lara, Felice Pili, and Aurelio Porcu.

Instrument: Launeddas / Launeḍḍas / Launedda [sic]


Sources

Weis Bentzon, Andreas Fridolin: The launeddas: a Sardinian folk music instrument. Copenhagen, 1969, p.12 & passim.

Dore, Giovanni: Gli strumenti della musica popolare della Sardegna. Cagliari, 1976, p.53.

Lallai, Giampaolo: Il periodo d’oro delle launeddas: dall’800 agli anni trenta del ’900. In: Launeddas: l’anima di un popolo (1997), p.49, 55* & passim.

Web

sardinia.net (Launeddas players)