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Italian Bagpipes: Father Fidel Matera plays a zampogna a chiave di 7 palmi by Vito Leo
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I'm trying to make a wrongly-kept secret known by uploading this to reach out to wider audiences because nobody would otherwise know how insanely cool Italian bagpipes are. So for the record, I did NOT record this. Don't judge the visuals, I didn't record it.
Here's a video I found in the hadal zones as it were on Facebook. Those of you who don't know, my favorite instrument in the WORLD is the Italian bagpipe, called a "Zampogna". This is one of the biggest zampogne in the WORLD, made by Vito Leo from San Gregorio Magno, Salerno, Campania, in the western area of the broad Lucania region. The reeds are by Andre Tarantino, and the piper is Father Fidel MaterA. The size of the zampogna is 7 palmi, in the key of low F. I'll explain what Palmi is in a moment).
On this set there are four pipes: The two chanters are an octave apart, bass (on the left hand) and treble (on the right hand), which has one more basic note than the bass. The bass notes are C3 (Sol), B-flat2 (Fa), A2 (Mi), G2 (Ré) and F2 (Dó). The treble chanter is a whole octave higher, with the addition of E3 (Tí). Between the two chanters the tenor drone plays a C2 (Sol), and above that is that annoying "Sopranina" drone, an octave above the tenor. Personally I'd never use the sopranina at all because all it does is ruin the sound, especially on pipes of higher pitchs, and it often completely drowns out the treble chanter. But it could be worse. Some pipes have a "Sopranissima" drone an octave higher than even the sopranina, and don't you dare get me started on how tonally SUICIDAL that makes a zampogna!
Behind the size, "Palmi" is a very old Italian measurement, which varies between 25 centimeters each (short palmi), and 26.5 centimeters each (long palmi). The difference between two tones generated by those two frequencies is an entire half step or semitone, and this measurement was not written in stone so it varied anywhere from 25 to 26.5 centimeters. So the variation in pitch within the palmi measurement gives you as much as an entire half step. Mostly this often refers to the size of double-reed zampogne a chiave like this (having the two chanters in octaves), although single reed zampogne do have some other way of measuring them. In Lucania, the size of a ciaramella (its "wife" more or less so to speak), is named after the accompanying zampogna. For example, while a 3-palmi zampogna is called a 3-palmi because it is actually 3 palmi long, in Lucania, the equivalent ciaramella, which is realistically 25 centimeters long, is also called a 3 palmi. In central Italy, everything is named after the ciaramella's length, so in this case, a 3-palmi zampogna in central Italy is called a 25, because the matching ciaramella is 25 centimeters long. As an analogy, in a familial context, if a man's wife for example is 5 foot 2 tall, in central Italy he would be called a 5 foot 2 husband, in other words a man who suits his 5 foot 2 wife rather than his own height - not that this actually happens with people, but just putting this in perspective. Opposingly, in Lucania, if a woman's husband is 6 foot 2 tall, she would be called a 6 foot 2 wife, in other words a wife who suits a 6 foot 2 husband.
So in the case of this particular zampogna, because it's in the key of low F natural, it's 7 short palmi (rather than 7 long palmi). Notice the distinction. Again, each short palmi is 25 centimeters - whereas each long palmi is 26.5. Quite a difference when you multiply these by 7. This would be 175 centimeters in terms of short palmi. But on a long-palmi instrument, 7 long palmi would equal 185.5 cm.
Not familiar with Italian bagpipes? I encourage you to download a dictionary I put together about these instruments. I don't want this to be entirely secret so this is my best way of getting the word out.
#Italian #bagpipes #zampogna #zampogne #Lucania #Lucano #Lucana
I'm trying to make a wrongly-kept secret known by uploading this to reach out to wider audiences because nobody would otherwise know how insanely cool Italian bagpipes are. So for the record, I did NOT record this. Don't judge the visuals, I didn't record it.
Here's a video I found in the hadal zones as it were on Facebook. Those of you who don't know, my favorite instrument in the WORLD is the Italian bagpipe, called a "Zampogna". This is one of the biggest zampogne in the WORLD, made by Vito Leo from San Gregorio Magno, Salerno, Campania, in the western area of the broad Lucania region. The reeds are by Andre Tarantino, and the piper is Father Fidel MaterA. The size of the zampogna is 7 palmi, in the key of low F. I'll explain what Palmi is in a moment).
On this set there are four pipes: The two chanters are an octave apart, bass (on the left hand) and treble (on the right hand), which has one more basic note than the bass. The bass notes are C3 (Sol), B-flat2 (Fa), A2 (Mi), G2 (Ré) and F2 (Dó). The treble chanter is a whole octave higher, with the addition of E3 (Tí). Between the two chanters the tenor drone plays a C2 (Sol), and above that is that annoying "Sopranina" drone, an octave above the tenor. Personally I'd never use the sopranina at all because all it does is ruin the sound, especially on pipes of higher pitchs, and it often completely drowns out the treble chanter. But it could be worse. Some pipes have a "Sopranissima" drone an octave higher than even the sopranina, and don't you dare get me started on how tonally SUICIDAL that makes a zampogna!
Behind the size, "Palmi" is a very old Italian measurement, which varies between 25 centimeters each (short palmi), and 26.5 centimeters each (long palmi). The difference between two tones generated by those two frequencies is an entire half step or semitone, and this measurement was not written in stone so it varied anywhere from 25 to 26.5 centimeters. So the variation in pitch within the palmi measurement gives you as much as an entire half step. Mostly this often refers to the size of double-reed zampogne a chiave like this (having the two chanters in octaves), although single reed zampogne do have some other way of measuring them. In Lucania, the size of a ciaramella (its "wife" more or less so to speak), is named after the accompanying zampogna. For example, while a 3-palmi zampogna is called a 3-palmi because it is actually 3 palmi long, in Lucania, the equivalent ciaramella, which is realistically 25 centimeters long, is also called a 3 palmi. In central Italy, everything is named after the ciaramella's length, so in this case, a 3-palmi zampogna in central Italy is called a 25, because the matching ciaramella is 25 centimeters long. As an analogy, in a familial context, if a man's wife for example is 5 foot 2 tall, in central Italy he would be called a 5 foot 2 husband, in other words a man who suits his 5 foot 2 wife rather than his own height - not that this actually happens with people, but just putting this in perspective. Opposingly, in Lucania, if a woman's husband is 6 foot 2 tall, she would be called a 6 foot 2 wife, in other words a wife who suits a 6 foot 2 husband.
So in the case of this particular zampogna, because it's in the key of low F natural, it's 7 short palmi (rather than 7 long palmi). Notice the distinction. Again, each short palmi is 25 centimeters - whereas each long palmi is 26.5. Quite a difference when you multiply these by 7. This would be 175 centimeters in terms of short palmi. But on a long-palmi instrument, 7 long palmi would equal 185.5 cm.
Not familiar with Italian bagpipes? I encourage you to download a dictionary I put together about these instruments. I don't want this to be entirely secret so this is my best way of getting the word out.
#Italian #bagpipes #zampogna #zampogne #Lucania #Lucano #Lucana
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