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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000076.txt from 2007/11

From: Oboeeee@-----.com
Subj: Re: [DR-L] more on zamagnoli & ciaramella
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:21:33 -0500

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzTpmceeWOo

Zampogna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zampogna

Miriam...you are preaching to the choir. ;-) Stay tuned...

Janie
Atlanta Baroque Orchestra

Bagpipes are the most common Italian Christmas sound. The zampognari, the
shepherds who play the bagpipes, come down from their mountain homes at
Christmas time and perform in the market squares. The playing of bagpipes is
popular in the regions of Calabria and Abruzzo, and in the piazzas of Rome.
The melodies played are adapted from old hill tunes. Modern zampognari wear
the traditional outfits of sheepskin vests, leather breeches, and a woolen
cloak. The tradition of bagpipes goes back to ancient Roman times. Legend
says that the shepherds entertained the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem. Today, the
zampognari perform their own private pilgrimage, stopping before every
shrine to the Madonna and every Nativity scene.

Some nice photos of ciaramella here:
http://www.ciaramella.org/Index.html

Call me a tonality or aural snob if you like, but I'll take a lovely choir
with organ over ciarmella and drums almost any day. ; )
No offense to those who play bagpipes of any kind.

Miriam

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