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Trillu i testa (m)

(with) definite article: ? [u [lu?] / lu [lu?] ?]
plural: ?; (with) definite article: ?
(the) head trill/shake

introduction to any melody, traditionally used as tuning check

Identical types: 5

Inroduction to all melodies (both songs and instrumental pieces), serving as a check of the tuning of chanter and drones.

e²-d²*-c²·-d²*-c²·-d²*-c²·-b¹*-a¹· (in which e² is a long tone [in scores represented by a semibreve with fermata], d²* and b¹* are gracenotes, c² dotted quavers, and a¹ is a dotted crochet).
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.

Sources

Bonanzinga, Sergio: La zampogna a chiave in Sicilia. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.[201], 203 (execution).