Fiorassiu (m)
(with) definite article: ? [su?]Made in 5 keys (according to Weis Bentzon: G, A, B♭, C, and D; according to Dore (who states that it is used exclusively in church): C, F, B♭, D, and G); According to Lai in 4 keys only (G, A, B♭, and C); NB¹: ➺ Fiorasseddu.
Mankosedda (in G): NB²: ➺ Arrefinu: d¹; Krais: g¹-a¹-b¹-c²; Mankosa manna: Arrefinu: b; Krais: d¹-e¹-f♯¹-g¹; Tumbu: G (These tunings agree with those of an instrument in C, as presented in »Launeddas«); NB³: Note the rather deviating tunings (which are not just simple transpositions!) of a Fiorassiu in C (Mankosedda: Arrefinu: c¹; Krais: d¹-e¹-f¹-g¹; Mankosa manna: Arrefinu: G; Krais: A-B-c-d; Tumbu: G) in the "Partitura" in Dore.
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.
Weis Bentzon, Andreas Fridolin: The launeddas: a Sardinian folk music instrument. Copenhagen, 1969, p.21.
Dore, Giovanni: Gli strumenti della musica popolare della Sardegna. Cagliari, 1976, p.44, 50.
Meloni, Gianfranco & Pala, Giulio: Conoscere e suonare le launeddas. In: Launeddas: l’anima di un popolo (1997), p.157-159, 169-170 (➺ 155*).
Lai, Luigi: Metodo per / A method for the launéddas. Cagliari, 1996, p.13/15.