Tsampouna

The tsampouna (or tsambouna; Greek: τσαμπούνα) is a Greek musical instrument and part of the bagpipe family. It is a double-chantered bagpipe, with no drone,^[1] and is inflated by blowing by mouth into a goatskin bag. The instrument is widespread in the Greek islands.^[2] The word is a reborrowing of zampogna, the word for the Italian double chantered pipes.^[3] Tsampouna is etymologically related to the Greek sumfōnia (Greek: συμφωνία), meaning "concord or unison of sound"^[4] (from σῠν- sun-, "with, together" + φωνή phōnḗ, "sound") and applied later to a type of bagpipe.^[5]

While many bagpipes throughout Europe have experienced renewed interest in the 20th century (often after long decline or extinction), in 2006 ethnomusicologist Wolf Dietrich noted: "Greece seems to be the only country in Europe which today has no bagpipe revival."^[6] However, a partial revival in the use of the tsampouna is occurring among traditional musicians on the island of Ikaria. Where, in recent years, it has become increasingly common for the tsampouna to be played at Ikarian festivals.^[7]^[8]

^ John Freely (1986). The Cyclades. Cape. ISBN 978-0-224-02296-5. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ Fivos Anoyanakis; Fivi Caramerou (1991). Greek popular musical instruments. Melissa. ISBN 978-960-204-004-1. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ Babiniotis, George (2008). Spelling dictionary of Modern Greek. Lexicology Centre. p. 472. ISBN 978-960-89751-4-9.
^ συμφωνία, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
^ Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής. Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης. 1998. p. 1371.
^ The Wire. C. Parker. 2006. ISBN 9780955154102. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Τσαμπουνοφυλάκα στην Ικαρία". YouTube.
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Πανηγύρι Λαγκάδας Ικαρία 2013 - Καριώτικος με τσαμπούνα". YouTube.

[Freely1986-1] John Freely (1986). The Cyclades. Cape. ISBN 978-0-224-02296-5. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[AnoyanakisCaramerou1991-2] Fivos Anoyanakis; Fivi Caramerou (1991). Greek popular musical instruments. Melissa. ISBN 978-960-204-004-1. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[3] Babiniotis, George (2008). Spelling dictionary of Modern Greek. Lexicology Centre. p. 472. ISBN 978-960-89751-4-9.

[4] συμφωνία, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus

[5] Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής. Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης. 1998. p. 1371.

[The_Wire-6] The Wire. C. Parker. 2006. ISBN 9780955154102. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[Τσαμπουνοφυλάκα_στην_Ικαρία-7] Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Τσαμπουνοφυλάκα στην Ικαρία". YouTube.

[Πανηγύρι_Λαγκάδας_Ικαρία_2013_-_Καριώτικος_με_τσαμπούνα-8] Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Πανηγύρι Λαγκάδας Ικαρία 2013 - Καριώτικος με τσαμπούνα". YouTube.

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