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Cannuccia (f)

(with) definite article: la
plural: Cannuccie; (with) definite article: le
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reed, with 2 reed blades ("oboe" reed)

Identical types: 31
Zampogna

From "canna" [reed / cane]; Scapoli (prov. Isernia).

Made of cane (Arundo donax); Most makers in Scapoli prefer "canna marina" (growing in a coastal area); Gerardo Guatieri preferred cane from the Thyrrenian coast, which he considered more resilient and resistent than that of the Adriatic; His son-in-law Palmerino Caccia (1913-1991), who is considered the most expert craftsman of reeds for Zampogna and Ciaramella, harvested his cane at the beaches of Sperlonga (prov. Latina, Latium).

Canna


Sources

Sparacino, Nino: Piccolo dizionario zampognaro (italiano-scapolese). In: Utriculus VIII;1 (29), gennaio/marzo 1999, p.21.

Gioielli, Mauro: Le zampogne nel Molise. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), I, p.203, [204 (Palmerino Caccia)], 222.

Scapoli e il Museo della Zampogna. A cura di Tobia Paolone. Cerro al Volturno, 2006, p.64*.