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Fanfarra (f)

(with) definite article: la
plural: Fanfarre; (with) definite article: le
➺ remark(s) below

local term(s) for a duo, band or ensemble including at least 1 piper (&c.)

No identical types known (yet).

Each of the musical bands that play in the street during traditional festivals; NB¹: In a figurative sense, the term is also used for [small] groups of itinerant players, but never to indicate an orchestra [i.e. brass-band; ws]; NB²: ➺ Menzìatta.


Sources

Castagna, Ettore & Morello, Domenico: La zampogna a chiave calabrese - 2: Diciùattu, la più grande zampogna a chiave della Calabria e la classificazione misteriosa (The Calabrian bagpipe with key - 2. Diciùattu, the largest bagpipe with key in Calabria and the mysterious classification). In: Utriculus, Nuova serie XIX (59), I semestre 2020, p.20, 24*, 37 ([2x; 1 with 2 zampognas]), 38 (fanfara [sic]), 39.

Personal communication

Antonietta Caccia (Scapoli), tel. 5 Aug. 2022 (definition).