Countries
Thesaurus
Terminology
Contact

Fioravanti, Nazareno

1922-1995
nickname(s): "Fuga"

piper (&c.) mentioned by name

Born [and lived?] in Rocca Canterano [E of Tivoli, prov. Roma]; The Zampogna zoppa that he regularly played in the customary way used in the area, is witness of the local piping tradition; It originally belonged to his paternal uncle Giovanni, a shepherd, whose nickname was "Fuga", as well; Nazareno’s son Elio inherited the instrument.

Instrument: Zampogna zoppa


Sources

Tucci, Roberta: La zampogna zoppa dell’alta valle dell’Aniene: in ricordo di Cecco Splendori. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), I, p.89 (»Tacchia).