The Launeddas : the "Cunzertus"
Launeddas' different sets
(Qui
per la versione Italiana)
The melodic canes mancosedda and
mancosa manna play two melodies at the same time, they can have
five different combinations of notes that always correspond to a portion
fo a major scale. By putting together these five combinations in different
ways, different "types" of Launeddas are created: the cunzertus
.
Every cunzertu has its own specific name, the most common ones being: Mediana,
Mediana a pipia, Fiorassiu, Simponia. Punt'e'Organu and Fiuda Bagadia.
Here follows a trancription on a D scale of the different cunzertus. Melodic
notes of mancosa and mancosedda are in black and the white notes represent
the arrefinu.
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Mediana |
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Mediana a pipia |
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Fiorassiu |
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Simponia |
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Punt'eOrganu |
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Fiuda Bagadia |