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Pastorella (f)

(with) definite article: sa
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traditional solo piece for a particular instrument

Identical types: 11

A small hymn played on Launeddas during Mass, at the Elevation of the Host; NB: The literal translation of Italian "pastorella" is "shepherdess".

Sources

Weis Bentzon, Andreas Fridolin: The launeddas: a Sardinian folk music instrument. Copenhagen, 1969, p.104-108.

Dore, Giovanni: I miei incontri con i suonatori di launeddas. In: Launeddas: l’anima di un popolo (1997), p.96.