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La Tammorra. The instrument The tammorra is a large frame drum with a membrane of dried skin (usually goat or sheep) stretched over a circular wooden.

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1 La Tammorra

2 The instrument The tammorra is a large frame drum with a membrane of dried skin (usually goat or sheep) stretched over a circular wooden frame. The diameter varies from 30 to 60 cm. The plank of wood that makes up the circle (frame) can be up to 15 cm in height and is pierced by rectangular niches where are placed all around placed the tin bells, cymbals (called “ciceri”).

3 Often manufacturers adorn the instrument and decorate it with colored ribbons or small floral paintings along the frame or paint scenes of chivalry topic on the skin.

4 History Archaeologists have found some Phoenician statues of female figures, representing perhaps priestesses of the goddess Astarte. They have a disk like a frame drum. This small statues are kept at the National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari. Some greek paintings show then a similar tool called tympanon.

5 In a mosaic in Pompeii this drum is represented in the hands of a musician, maybe a vagrant. He strikes it taking the skin side down. This is a technique used for playing the current tammorra in Southern Italy.

6 Traditional festivals The tammurriata, traditional dance associated with this instrument, mainly linking to parties to celebrate the Virgin Mary.

7 Io nun capisco 'e vvote che succede e chello ca se vede nun se crede è nato nu criaturo è nato niro, e 'a mamma 'o chiamma Ciro, sissignore, 'o chiamma Ciro. Seh vota e gira seh seh gira e vota seh ca tu 'o chiamme Ciccio o 'Ntuono ca tu 'o chiamme Peppe o Ciro chillo 'o fatto è niro niro, niro niro comm'a cche... S''o contano 'e cummare chist'affare sti cose nun so' rare se ne vedono a migliare, 'e vvote basta sulo 'na guardata, e 'a femmena è rimasta sott''a botta 'mpressiunata. Seh 'na guardata seh seh 'na 'mprissione seh va truvanno mò chi è stato c'ha cugliuto buono 'o tiro chillo 'o fatto è niro niro, niro niro comm'a cche... E dice 'o parularo, embè parlammo, pecché si raggiunammo chistu fatto ce 'o spiegammo. Addò pastin' 'o grano, 'o grano cresce riesce o nun riesce, semp'è grano chello ch'esce Meh dillo a mamma meh meh dillo pure a me conta 'o fatto comm'è ghiuto Ciccio, 'Ntuono, Peppe, Ciro chillo 'o fatto è niro niro, niro niro comm'a che... Seh 'na guardata seh seh 'na 'mprissione seh và truvanno mò chi è stato c'ha cugliuto buono 'o tiro chillo 'o fatto è niro niro, niro niro comm'a cche...

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