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Cimpoi (m)

(with) definite article: Cimpoiul
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Bagpipe, mouth-blown: 2 stocks (a: single chanter / b: 2 drones in 1 stock)

Identical types: 14
Cimpoi / Cimpoĭ

From Greek συμφωνία (Symfonia [Latin: Symphonia]); Instrument with 2 drones (Bâzoi) in juxtaposition, as played by Niculae Popescu; NB: ➺ homonyms.

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Sources

Habenicht, Gottfried: Ein rumänischer Sackpfeifentyp. In: SIMP III (Stockholm, 1974), p.70, 266-267*.