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.
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.
Ticino
Canton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. Named after the Ticino river, it is the only canton in which Italian is the sole official language...
. The instrument has a single chanter and single drone.
In Italy it was traditionally played in an ensemble with the piffero
Piffero
The piffero or piffaro is a double reed musical instrument with a conical bore, of the oboe family.It is used to play music in the tradition of the quattro province, an area of mountains and valleys in the north-west Italian Apennines which includes parts of the four provinces of Alessandria,...
(folk oboe) until the piva was replaced by the accordion in the 1950s.
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.