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Patellaro, Girolamo

1932-?
nickname(s): "zzù [uncle] Momu" (pet name)*

piper (&c.) mentioned by name

Born in Monreale (prov. Palermo); An ex carpenter; Son of a piper (whose name remains unmentioned); Brother of Salvatore, with whom he sometimes played together; When Sebastiano Davì [2] had to stop playing in 1991, he took over; No additional details found; NB¹: ➺ Giuseppe Ferrante [2], and Benedetto Miceli; *NB²: ➺ Uncle (courteous title).

Instrument: Ciaramedda

Sources

Bonanzinga, Sergio: La zampogna a chiave in Sicilia. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.188 (zzù Momo), 207, 208*, 211, 212*.

Bonanzinga, Sergio: La zampogna a chiave in Sicilia. Con testi di Paola Tripisciano e Giovan Battista Vaglica / Rilievi grafici di Monica Modica / Disegni e restauro immagini di Giuseppe Aiello / Trascrizioni musicali di Santina Tomasello e Alessandro Giordano. Palermo 2006, p.11, 65 (zzù Momu).

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academia.edu (Bonanzinga 2006)