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Zampogna a chiave (f)

(with) definite article: la

Bagpipe, mouth-blown: 1 stock (double chanter + 2 drones) / no additional drones

Identical types: 19

Similar to the Zampogna of Latium and Molise, but differing in size, drones, and reed types; Played as an accompaniment to a Ciaramella (shawm); According to Leydi, the sizes are numbered in "Palmi", stating that the 3½ and 4½ "palmi" are the most frequently used; NB¹: The 6 "palmi" in G/G♯, in dialect called "Diciùattu" [№ 18], is the largest Zampogna type in Calabria; NB²: ➺ Terzalora.

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Sources

Leydi, Roberto: La zampogna in Europa. Como, 1979, p.135*.

Tucci, Roberta: Le zampogne in Calabria. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.109-113.

Castagna, Ettore: La zampogna a chiave calabrese (The Calabrian zampogna with key) - 1 (Disegni: Stefano Fraschetti). In: Utriculus, Nuova serie XVII (56), II semestre 2018, p.17-[47* (Tavola 8)], (50-59).

Castagna, Ettore & Morello, Domenico: La zampogna a chiave calabrese - 2: Diciùattu, la più grande zampogna a chiave della Calabria e la classificazione misteriosa (The Calabrian bagpipe with key - 2. Diciùattu, the largest bagpipe with key in Calabria and the mysterious classification). In: Utriculus, Nuova serie XIX (59), I semestre 2020, p.[15], 16, 18 (»Tucci), 27 [2x], 29, 31, 37, 38.

Web

Academia.edu (Castagna [from Utriculus 56]).
ibidem (Castagna/Morello [from Utriculus 59]).