Gaita sanabresa
A gaita sanabresa
The gaita sanabresa is a type of bagpipe native to Sanabria, a comarca of the province of Zamora in northwestern Spain.
The gaita sanabresa features a single drone. The scale of this chanter is distinct from others in Spain, in A mode (Eolic) much different from the of Aliste in D Mode (Doric) as well as the "Gaita Mirandesa" from Portugal. In playing, the fingering is generally open, though some players use semi-closed touches.
The instrument was in decline in the 20th century and nearly extinct by the 1980s, but subsequent revivals, aided in part by the has led to a new local popularity for the instrument.
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Cerefino Espada playing the gaita sanabresa in 1955
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Categories:
- Bagpipes
- Zamoran musical instruments