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  2. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Most of the terms are Italian, in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes, the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings. Most of the other terms are taken from French and German, indicated by Fr. and Ger., respectively.

  3. 125 Italian Boy Names and Their Meanings for Your ... - AOL

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    25. Aldo. While this means “old and wise,” it makes a great name for any boy. 26. Carlo. Keep your Italian heritage alive with this name that translates to “free man.”

  4. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    Italian term Literal translation Definition A cappella: in chapel style: Sung with no (instrumental) accompaniment, has much harmonizing Aria: air: Piece of music, usually for a singer Aria di sorbetto: sorbet air: A short solo performed by a secondary character in the opera Arietta: little air: A short or light aria Arioso: airy A type of solo ...

  5. List of English words of Italian origin - Wikipedia

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    Chiaroscuro (from chiaro-oscuro 'light-dark', an art technique making strong use of bold shadow and harsh lighting) [2] Corridor (from Italian corridoio through French) Cupola; Dado (in Italian meaning 'dice') Fresco (Italian: affresco from the expression a fresco) Gesso; Graffiti (Italian: graffito, pl. graffiti) Grotto (in Italian grotta ...

  6. Chiaroscuro - Wikipedia

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    When discussing Italian art, the term sometimes is used to mean painted images in monochrome or two colours, more generally known in English by the French equivalent, grisaille. The term broadened in meaning early on to cover all strong contrasts in illumination between light and dark areas in art, which is now the primary meaning.

  7. Wikipedia:Translation/*/Lang/it - Wikipedia

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    Interest of the translation: Shin Vision is a licensor and distributer of several very notable anime and manga series in Italy so it is mention in discussions about those titles; translation of the Italian article would be a good starting point for an English article on the company

  8. Maciste - Wikipedia

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    The character was revived in the 1960s. In 1957, Steve Reeves' Hercules, an Italian production, created a minor boom in Italian dramas featuring American bodybuilders in vaguely mythological or classical historical subjects. Maciste was the hero in 25 of these films. Other films starred such heroes as Ursus, Samson, Hercules and Goliath.

  9. Italian profanity - Wikipedia

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    The Italian language is a language with a large set of inflammatory terms and phrases, almost all of which originate from the several dialects and languages of Italy, such as the Tuscan dialect, which had a very strong influence in modern standard Italian, and is widely known to be based on Florentine language. [1]