#piffaro

[musicwithoutborders]

Josquin Desprez / Piffaro, Adieu mes amours I Chansons Et Danceries, 1996

[grandboute]

Piffaro & Zampogna (Région des montagnes et vallées des Apennins, Italie).

Allez ! Fin de semaine en fanfare !

[books0977]

Pifferaro (1874). William Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905). Oil on canvas.

The beauty and delicateness of the boy’s features must have appealed to Bouguereau’s aesthetic sense. The model holds a “piffaro,” an Italian folk instrument related to the modern oboe. Attired in the regional costume of a young Roman shepherd, our musician appears pensive, lost in his own thoughts, as if searching his memory for an elusive melody.

[musicwithoutborders]

Francesco Bendusi /Piffaro, Pass'e mezo ditto il Romano / Moschetta / Bandera I Canzoni e Danze, 1995

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Piffaro, Deus in adiutorium meum a 8 I Los Ministriles in the New World, 2012

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VESPERS - Navona Records NV5809

A selection of front cover artwork from our catalog at PARMA Recordings – A music production company specializing in audio recording and release services for contemporary music including classical, jazz, world, and more. 

[books0977]

Pifferaro (1870). William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905). Oil on canvas.

A consummate example of Bouguereau's ability to render tender portraits of children, Pifferaro depicts a young peasant boy holding a piffaro, a double reed woodwind similar to an oboe. This simple instrument would have been the boy's livelihood as he is most likely an itinerant musician. Holding the piffaro gracefully in his left hand, he looks invitingly out at the viewer as if to extend a welcome to his next performance.

[kareenvorbarra]

Piffaro in concert at St. Olaf College

October 5, 2007