| Exceptions are the zampogna, the musette, and the uillean pipes, which have double reeds throughout. |
| The second part of the cantata's instrumental introduction and the final aria are both delicate sicilianas, whose bass notes are held like the drone of the zampogna, a type of Italian bagpipes. |
| In San Costantino it is still possible to hear sacred and pagan songs and attend traditional Balkan dances to the sound of the zampogna, a sort of bag-pipe. |
| Zampogna did have a lifelong hobby: Like others in his family, Ron had developed an impressive skill at winemaking. |
