Zampognista (m)
(with) definite article: loTerm fabricated by a certain Piero Bottali, who describes it as "just a person who plays the zampogna, like a guitarist who plays the guitar, a pianist who plays the piano, &c., without being part of any cultural tradition", claiming that "The zampognaro is a person, typical of the agro-pastoral culture of Central-Southern Italy", ignoring the fact that many traditional "zampognari" nowadays live under quite different circumstances, sometimes even in towns, in Italy or abroad; NB¹: Compare Musista; NB²: ➺ similar terms.
Caccia, Antonietta: Zampogne con metodo (Zampogne with method). In: Utriculus XI (42), aprile/giugno 2007, p.30 [zampognista? (!)].
Bottali, Piero: Zampognismo & animalismo (Piping and animalism). In: Utriculus, Nuova serie XV (51-52), 2016, p.71 [➺ footnote].
Ranieri Tomeo, Emidio: «de la sampogna vento che penètra». Altre interpretazioni per lo strumento musicale della Commedia dantesca ("of the sampogna that penetrates". Other interpretations for the musical instrument of Dante’s Comedy). In: Utriculus, Nuova serie XX (61-62), 2021, p.[9]-18.
Ranieri Tomeo, Emidio: Appunti sulla lettura di "Nella mente della Zampogna. Riflessioni sull’esperienza del traguardare"; (Abstract, Antonietta Caccia: Notes on reading In the mind of the Zampogna. Reflections on the experience of looking through). In: Utriculus, Nuova serie, XXIV (68), 2025, p.[31]-49, [1] ill.; NB (WS): ➺ p.41 (plural).