Piva (bagpipe)
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The piva is a type of bagpipe played in Northern Italy and the Italian-speaking areas of Switzerland, such as Ticino. The instrument has a single chanter and single drone.
In Italy it was traditionally played in an ensemble with the piffero (folk oboe) until the piva was replaced by the accordion in the 1950s.[1]
The piva appears to have died out in Switzerland in the 19th century, but was revived in 1980 by Swiss-German folk musician Urs Klauser. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ George Grove, Stanley Sadie. The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians. Macmillan, 1980. ISBN 0333231112, 9780333231111. Pg. 390
- ^ Dale Bechtel. Swiss bagpipe undergoes modest revival. Swissinfo.ch.
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