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Dudziarz

Disdainful term for a dudziarz (Dudy player), used by koźlarzy (Kozioł players), who consider their own instruments incomparably more perfect than the "squeaky" [i.e. shrill; ws] Dudy.


Sources

Sobiescy, Jadwiga [Pietruszyńska] & Marian: Polska muzyka ludowa i jej problemy [Polish folk music and its problems]. Wybór prac pod redakcją Ludwika Bielawskiego [A selection of their works edited by Ludwik Bielawski]. Warszawa, 1973, p.115 (szczekaczami [plural/instrumental case]), 118.

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