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Gaidieris (m)

(with) definite article: o

original: γκαϊντιέρης (ο)

➺ remark(s) below

bagpipe maker, -vendor; piper; term used without distinction

Identical types: 9

In the past each performer usually handcrafted his own instrument, so there were no terms to distinguish between a manufacturer and a performer; Nowadays, however, this term refers to the performer only; NB: ➺ Gaidokataskevastis.

Gaidaris, Gaidatzis, Gaidharis, Gaidhieris, Kaidatzis


Sources

Anoyanakis, Fivos: Greek popular musical instruments [Title on cover: »Greek folk musical instruments«]. Athens, 1979, p.198.

Ανωγειανάκης, Φοίβος [Anoyanakis, Fivos]: Ελληνικά λαϊκά μουσικά όργανα. Αθήνα [Athens], 1979, p.183.

Personal communication

Athanasios Ouzounis (Kavala), e-mail 6 July 2021.