Gaita gastoreña

Gaita gastoreña at the Museo de Usos y Costumbres Populares in El Gastor.

The gaita gastoreña is a type of hornpipe native to El Gastor, a region of Andalucia, Spain.[1] It consists of a simple reed, a wooden tube in its upper part, and a resonating bell of horn in its lower part. Such instruments are only found outside El Gastor in Madrid and in the Basque Country (see: alboka).[1]

Background

Traditionally, the gaita gastoreña was played from November on.[1] The youth played the hornpipe around the fire for entertainment during the long nights at the close of the year.[1] After the end of the Christmas festivities, the hornpipe would not be played until the following year.[1]

Currently, the hornpipe is played for the festivals of Corpus Christi and Christmas in El Gastor.[1]

The instrument was a pastoral instrument, probably played by shepherds.[1]

References

A source cited in the reference es.aqui is an article from the magazine Folk -Nº 12, 1988.

1. "Gator gastoreña" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 September 2010.

External links

• Toque tradicional de gaita gastoreña (in Spanish)
• Información sobre la gaita gastoreña (in Spanish)