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Bordón (m)

(with) definite article: el
(the) drone

low drone, adjustable: cylindrical, straight, bell, cavity / single reed

Identical types: 3
Bot

Quasi-retrograde; Term also used for the sound it produces.

Pitch: c; 2 pieces.
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.

Ronco / Roncón, Tenor

Copa, Prima, Regolador del bordón

Sources

Leydi, Roberto: La zampogna in Europa. Como, 1979, p.59 (type only, no term).

García-Oliva Mascarós, Alfonso: Museo de la Gaita: catálogo de las cornemusas del Museo de la Gaita de Gijón. Gijón, s.a. [1992], p.71.

Mir Tierz, Pedro & Blecua Vitales, Martin: La Gaita de fuelle o cornemusa aragonesa. In: Chanter, Winter 1991, p.33.

Mir Tierz, Pedro: Pasado y presente de la gaita de boto aragonesa. In: Anuario da Gaita 1993 (8), p.26.

Torre, A[lvaro] de la: La gaita en el folclore musical de Sobrarbe. In: La música y la gaita de fuelle aragonesa en Robres (1989), p.18/*.