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Fiuda (f)

(with) definite article: sa
(the) widow
Identical types: 29
Kuntsertu (de launeddas)

According to Lai, made in 3 keys (F, G, and A); In Dore treated as one of five subtypes of the Mediana; NB¹: ➺ Punt’e órganu a fiuda.

Mankosedda (in G): Arrefinu: b; Krais: d¹-e¹-f♯¹-g¹; Mankosa manna: Arrefinu: g; Krais: a-b-c¹-d¹; Tumbu: G; NB²: These tunings agree with those of an instrument in C, as presented in »Launeddas«.
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.

Sources

Weis Bentzon, Andreas Fridolin: The launeddas: a Sardinian folk music instrument. Copenhagen, 1969, p.21.

Dore, Giovanni: Gli strumenti della musica popolare della Sardegna. Cagliari, 1976, p.45.

Meloni, Gianfranco & Pala, Giulio: Conoscere e suonare le launeddas. In: Launeddas: l’anima di un popolo (1997), p.157-159 (➺ 155*).

Lai, Luigi: Metodo per / A method for the launéddas. Cagliari, 1996, p.15.