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Piva* (f)

(with) definite article: la

NEITHER a bagpipe term, NOR related to any of the other instruments treated in this survey

Identical types: 36

NOT a bagpipe, but according to Ammer, "An Italian dance of the fifteenth century, in rapid triple meter (any meter in which there are three basic beats per measure, such as 3/4 or 3/8)."; NB: homonyms, &c.

Sources

Ammer, Christine: The facts on file dictionary of music. New York, 2004 [4th ed.], p.316.

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Google books (Ammer [Find piva]).