Odrecillo

Summary

The odrecillo was a small bagpipe of medieval Iberia (modern Spain and Portugal). The instrument is found with or without drones.[1]

An illumination from the 13th Century Cantigas de Santa Maria, showing small droneless bagpipes, labeled in some sources as "odrecillo".

The term is derived from the word odre ("goatskin").[2] This term has also been applied to a different instrument, the bladder pipe.

References edit

  1. ^ E. Michael Gerli (2003). Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-0-415-93918-8. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  2. ^ Theodor H. Podnos (1974). Bagpipes and tunings. Information Coordinators. p. 47. Retrieved 10 April 2011.