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Cornamusa (f)

(with) definite article: la
(the) horn-pipe [?]

Hornpipe: any type (even if foreign to the local tradition)

Identical types: 5

Generic term for all kinds of hornpipes, Italian or otherwise, mentioned in Stainer; NB: ➺ homonyms and related terms.

Sources

Stainer, John: The music of the Bible. With an account of the development of modern musical instruments from ancient types. London, s.a. [1879], p.[118], 119.

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Archive org. (Stainer [Find cornamusa: Page n181 (= p.146)]).
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