Müsa
Encyclopedia
The müsa, or müsa appenninica, is a bagpipe from the Apennines of north-west Italy
which was commonly used to accompany the piffero
in the folk music of the Quattro Province: the ‘Four Provinces’ of (Pavia
, Alessandria
, Genoa
and Piacenza
). In the 1930s, however, the instrument fell into disfavour and was generally displaced by the accordion
.
Italy
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which was commonly used to accompany 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,...
in the folk music of the Quattro Province: the ‘Four Provinces’ of (Pavia
Province of Pavia
The Province of Pavia is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Pavia is the capital.It has an area of 2,965 km², and a total population of 493,753...
, Alessandria
Province of Alessandria
The Province of Alessandria is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria....
, Genoa
Province of Genoa
The Province of Genoa is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Genoa.It has an area of 1,838 km², and a total population of about 900,000...
and Piacenza
Province of Piacenza
The Province of Piacenza is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Piacenza.The province has 273,689 inhabitants . Its total area is 2,589 km². There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Piacenza...
). In the 1930s, however, the instrument fell into disfavour and was generally displaced by the accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
.
Discografia
- 1986: I Suonatori delle quattro province - Musica trdizionale dell'Appennino - Robi Droli
- 1987: BarabanBarabanBarabàn is an Italian folk group focused on the musical traditions of northern Italy, especially that of the Po River valley. Barabàn interprets the musical traditions of Liguria, Lombardia, and Piemonte for the modern audience...
- I canti rituali, i balli, il piffero - ACB - 1993: I Suonatori delle quattro province - Racconti a colori - Robi Droli
- 2001: I Müsetta - La vulp la vâ 'ntla vigna - Folkclub-Ethnosuoni
- 2003: Enerbia - Così lontano l’azzurro - EDT
- 2004: Musicisti Vari - Tilion - Folkclub-Ethnosuoni
- 2006: Musicisti Vari - Le tradizioni musicali delle quattro province - SOPRIP