Italian And Italian Folk Music

Arlecchino has an enduring magical power, a testimony perhaps to the mystery of it origin. He is a servant and jester, usually to Pantalone, but also frequently Il'Capitano, or Il' Dottore. He wears a tight-fitting long jacket and trousers, sewn over with random, odd-shapen patches of green, yellow, red and brown

Another comparison that can be made to the modern era and Renaissance Europe is the field of music. Music has always been a part of the history and served as a form of entertainment for a long time. In early Renaissance Europe, wealthy merchants were able to educate their family in the arts and music. Women from rich families were also involved in music. Music in early renaissance was created in a way to sooth the listener's ears. Music with vocals was predominant and composers documented music for certain instruments. Events that led to changes from 1400 to 1600 (Arkenberg, 2002) led to the major shift in the styles making music, ways of distributing music, neo musical genres and the creation of instrument used in making music. The early Renaissance

Organ is one of the most complex of all musical instruments; has the longest and most involved history and the largest and oldest existing collection of any instrument in Western music. There are other instruments as well on which different artists have performed the Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. Such as, on Glass-Harp, Guitar or Piano etc.The first part of Bach’s piece is a “toccata”, is derived from the Italian word “toccare”, which means “to touch.” It represents a musical form for instruments that is designed to reveal the virtuosity of the performer’s touch. In Bach’s Toccata a great many fast harmonies (notes of a chord played in a series than simultaneously) and runs up and down the keyboard but otherwise is generally free form and gives the composer much latitude for personal expression.

Instruments used to portray these various styles of music were often drums of all shapes and sizes, rattles, and often tambourines or bells with other percussion instruments. The drums were constructed by using such materials as clay, iron, wood or aluminum with heads of buckskin, chamois, or rubber. These drums were typically played with a single drumstick, holding a steady pattern of four beats. Also, in addition to these instruments there were wind instruments.

6. Is language a reliable demarcation of musical style in Europe? Why or why not?

In the pine belt Country Music is King while Gospel is best loved. Music and the South just go together. Wherever you go in the Southern part of the United States, like Georgia, Kentucky, North and South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, or Mississippi you will hear music on the radio, on the front porch, in restaurants and cafes, and on the street corners. We love a good tune. Italian’s love music too. There in Italy you hear opera and accordion music. Accordion are a big part of Zydeco music. In other words, the Italians and Southerners have lots of things in

People looking up Precortesian or people that already know, song, dance, and religion are involved. The instruments that are used are the Huehuetl which is the upright drum. You have the Tlapitzalli being the flute, Ayacachtli known as rattle. The last two being the Chicahuaztli know for rasp and Chalchayotes which are ankle rattles. Percortesian music had different categories it was put in such as for civic festivals, religious festivals, profane or secular, and religious chants. It also was also used in acts such as magic, or hunting or totemic. Precortesian music having variety of categories, it also was used in different music such as: folk music, imitative music, personal music (love or death songs), intimate music, or erotic music.

that is normally played with one stick while the hand that holds the drum is used to mute which helps accentuate some beats and muffle others. The agogo acts as the melodic instrument even though there are only two notes that can be played. The agogo is an idiophone that resembles two different sized cow bells attached together.

It is generally agreed that the Italian theatre has its origins in the liturgy of the Catholic Church as it was recited on holy days and particularly, at Carnival time. It was at first a simple prolongation of the religious rites in Latin, but subsequently was gradually transformed into an independent spectacle. There were members of church-sponsored lay confraternities which engaged in extreme forms of penance as well as in prayer and in the singing of songs called laude. Although usually lyrical or narrative in nature,

Frank Sinatra’s songs helped Italian Americans embrace their heritage. Sinatra brought various, diverse experiences and, through music, made them relatable to both United States citizens and non-citizens. The lyrics in which Sinatra sang allowed Italians to feel a sense of belonging in America. This project will focus on Frank Sinatra and how his music influenced Italian Americans. Though I do not have a personal stake in this subject matter, I believe it is important to tell this story in hopes that anyone going through change will start to realize that they are not alone. In this project I am looking to emphasize the role that Frank Sinatra’s music played in influencing Italian Americans and allowing them to not feel isolated.

“Melody in C” falls in the same category of the tune described above, assuming a free-flowing nature and suggesting movement, while “The Return of the Snow Bunnies”, emerging like a pop ballad, aims to the heart and stirs up feelings. Its heavenly composure will certainly touch the most sensitive

Opera in the Romantic Period was a time when opera changed drastically, especially in the country of Italy. The recognition of singers as being important, almost irreplaceable, in the art of “bel canto” opera changed the idea of a vocalist in opera forever. A singer’s voice was prized and Italian composers, like Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini wrote operas and works to showcase the voice, it’s color, range and agility. These Italian composers were moving away from the normal style of composition of the time, and the composer Rossini, who set the stage for many other followers. Many of the operas written during this time are still performed today and are highly acclaimed. For the most part, before Italy became a main player, France

While these bells were mostly used for the ruling class to display their status and inscribe their histories during the Spring and Autumn period, Zheng bells reflect how Music itself was a fundamental part of upper-class societal relationships. As the upper social classes gained wealth and class distinction from their agricultural civilians through taxes, most of these taxes were transferred for the religious rites and rituals to ensure the peace and prosperity of the people. However, as these religious rites and rituals progressed, the upper class began using musical performances (from the tax payer’s pocket) for private entertainment and enjoyment. [Is there a source for this last point?]

This type of music usually consists of only three traditional instruments that are the caja vallenata, the guacharaca, and the accordion. A caja vallenata is a small drum held between the knees and played with bare hands. The caja vallenata is similar to a tambora drum. The guacharaca is a wooden, ribbed stick similar to a sugar cane, accompanied by a fork that when rubbed together emits a scraping sound. The accordion is a three-line button, German-origin accordion. It has three reeds per note and it comes in different tones. Accordions in Colombia and Panama sometimes have custom made tones especially made for Vallenato. Festival Vallenato was no exception; the three traditional instruments were used by each one of the performers in all their sets. Throughout the day all the artists that I saw performing came onto the stage with the same instruments.

Another method that was used in enriching a melody was by doubling it through the use of parallel consonant intervals. This practice was already employed in the ninth century treatises ‘Musica enchiriadis’ and ‘Scolica enchiriadis’, and the term organum was adopted for several styles of polyphony illustrating two or more voices singing different notes in pleasing combinations according to the set system. The various styles of organum – such as parallel organum, mixed parallel and oblique organum, and free organum – illustrated in ‘Musica enchiriadis’ were ways for singers to embellish chant in performance based on given rules for developing added voices from the chant. Guido of Arezzo described organum in his ‘Micrologus’, allowing a range of choices that could result in a variety of organal voices merging oblique and parallel motion. In most cases, these organal voices were composed orally, either improvised by a soloist or rehearsed beforehand.