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Zampogna mezzetta (f)

(with) definite article: la
(the) ½ (half) bagpipe

names of bagpipes (&c.) in connection with their pitch only

Identical types: 43
Zampogna a chiave

Olivadi (prov. Catanzaro); In Chiaravalle (prov. Catanzaro) the term is used for a Zampogna № 14; Domenico Cutullè uses it for a Zampogna № 9; In the Serre region (prov. Catanzaro) it is played together with a Ciaramella normale; NB¹: According to Castagna/Morello it is a synonym of Menzìatta; NB²: In colloquial Italian a "mezzetta" is ½ a litre;
NB³: ➺ Zampogna romane.

Zampogna a mezza chiave, Zampogna mezze cornette

Sources

Tucci, Roberta: Le zampogne in Calabria. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.112 (... mezzette).

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.16, [17], 18 (mezzette; »Tucci), 19, [21].