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PIFFERO, Piffaro (Italian: piffero, piffaro). 1) The genus of a small transverse or longitudinal flute. One of the forerunners of the piccolo flute. Typically, the instrument had 3 game holes located at the lower end of the barrel. The most widespread was in the 16th - 1st floor. 18 centuries Most often used in military practice. The performer, as a rule, played simultaneously on P. and a drum. Hence the other name. P. - one-handed (since the second hand played the drum) or a drum flute. 2) In the same period - name. wind, often wooden, muses. tools.