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| Calascionista Colette Calascione oil on board, 2000 |
| Vincenzo Faraldo of the group Corepolis, with a modern example of the calascione |
| Calascione is also the name of a Mediterranean fish (rhinobatidae, rhinobatus or rhinobatos), commonly known as the guitarfish. In Italy, the fish has a variety of names depending on the region: cetola or squadra viuline in Campania, mandolino in Lazio, squadre in Le Marche, and chitarre or calascione in Puglia. |
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| The calascione, colascione or colachon, is a rustic instrument that first appeared during the Renaissance. Early examples of the instrument bear the names Antonio Baraputio (Napoli,1535), and Barrata Ementoli (Padova, 1564). Other examples exist in private collections in Europe and the United States. This lute-like instrument is frequently depicted in pastoral Italian paintings of the 17th century. The calascione is still played by traditional early music ensembles throughout Southern Italy and Sicily. |
| An 1836 woodcut illustrating pitch & tuning range |