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Zampogna (f)

(with) definite article: la

Bagpipe, mouth-blown: 1 stock (double chanter + 2 drones) / no additional drones

Identical types: 19

Although very close, as a type, to the Zampogna of Latium and Molise, the 3 main differences are: its 2 drones are always active, and the bore and external shape of its pipes may be different; Its spread in Campania are the Cilento region (prov. Salerno) and the region bordering on the Pollino mountain range in Basilicata; Centres with the presence of pipers are prov. Salerno (21 villages), prov. Caserta (9 villages), prov. Benevento (7 villages) and Monteforte Irpino (prov. Avellino); NB¹: ➺ Basilicata; NB²: ➺ Sampogna.

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Sources

Leydi, Roberto: La zampogna in Europa. Como, 1979, p.134.

Leydi, Roberto: Typological outlines of the Italian bagpipes. In: SIMP IX (Stockholm, 1989), p.117/*.

Gala, Giuseppe Michele: La zampogna in Campania. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.7.

Podnos, Theodor H.: Bagpipes and tunings. Detroit, 1974, p.45.