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Nassiu, Antoni

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piper (&c.) mentioned by name

A Fiorassiu player, acting in the theatrical opera "Sa coja de Pitanu" [The wedding of Pitanu], written by clergyman Luigi Matta (1851-1913); The opera, first published in 1910, presents a precious and vivid documentation of the popular traditions of Sardinian society at the end of the 19th century; NB: Probably NOT a real person! (Compare Fedele Corda).

Instrument: Launeddas / Launeḍḍas / Launedda [sic]


Sources

Lallai, Giampaolo: Il periodo d’oro delle launeddas: dall’800 agli anni trenta del ’900. In: Launeddas: l’anima di un popolo (1997), p.54.