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Kapela (f)

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local term(s) for a duo or band (ensemble) including a piper (&c.)

Identical types: 18

Though often translated as "band", the term is used for any combination of at least 2 musicians, including a piper* or not; According to Bielawski, it is "popularised by the intelligentia, and [now] even used in [the] countryside"; *NB: The type of bagpipe used is irrelevant.

Muzyk

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.40*, »144*, »344-345«*.

Bielawski, Ludwik: Polish instrumental folk ensembles. In: SIMP X (Stockholm, 1992), p.50.