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Coppiaruoli maschio

In Lucania in southern Italy, throughout Basilicata and in northern Calabria, you can find coppiaruoli, which is a pair of ciaramelle played by one player. The player is known as the "cucchiaruolo". The "female" (femmina) reed is usually played with the right hand, the "male" (maschio) with the left. If the pair is tuned to the fundamental G, the "male instrument" sounds g, a, b, c and d, while the "female instrument" sounds b, c, d, e and f sharp.VII a 167 ("maschio") has a dark brown body and a light-coloured funnel. The body was originally that of a ciaramella, in which the first three front finger holes and the raised thumb hole were sealed with wax. The instrument has four frontal tone holes, two lateral tuning holes and two resonance holes in the funnel. The mouthpiece is shorter and wider with the same design;

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Länge: 397 mm
Objektmaß: 41 x 7 x 7 cm
Material/Technique
Wood , Plant material
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII a 167

Provenance and sources

where
Europe [Kontinent]
Italy [Land]
South Italy [Land/Region]

who
Christian Schneider (1942-09-08 - 2021-06-20) - Former Possessors

Description
Donation, 2019

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