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  2. 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 ...

  3. Ventriloquism - Wikipedia

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    Literary examples of frightening ventriloquist dummies include Gerald Kersh's The Horrible Dummy and the story "The Glass Eye" by John Keir Cross. In music, NRBQ's video for their song "Dummy" (2004) features four ventriloquist dummies modelled after the band members who 'lip-sync' the song while wandering around a dark, abandoned house.

  4. Glossary of Italian music - Wikipedia

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    Some Italian music terms are derived from the common Italian language. Others come from Spanish , or Neapolitan , Sicilian , Sardinian or other regional languages of Italy . The terms listed here describe a genre, song form, dance, instrument, style, quality of music, technique or other important aspect of Italian music.

  5. Guido (slang) - Wikipedia

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    Guido (/ ˈ ɡ w iː d oʊ /, Italian:) is a North American subculture, slang term, and ethnic slur referring to working-class urban Italian-Americans. The guido stereotype is multi-faceted. At one point, the term was used more generally as a disparaging term for Italians and people of Italian descent.

  6. Barese dialect - Wikipedia

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    In the Italian cinema of the Commedia all'Italiana, Barese has been made famous by actors such as Lino Banfi, Sergio Rubini, Gianni Ciardo, Dino Abbrescia, and Emilio Solfrizzi. There are also numerous films shot exclusively in Bari dialect: amongst the most notable is LaCapaGira which was admired by film critics at the Berlin International ...

  7. I'm No Dummy - Wikipedia

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    Patrick Hickey of ReviewFix.com praised it, stating, "With all of his segments a complete success, it’s easy to see why I'm no Dummy is a quality piece of cinema. Charming, thoughtful and fun, from start to finish." Edward Yerke-Robins of LAist observed, "I'm No Dummy presents ventriloquism as a complicated, controlled, and nuanced exercise.

  8. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Dummy and dumb Used of people with mental disabilities, or more generally people perceived as stupid or ignorant. Once used to describe people incapable of speaking, suggestive of an insulting mannequin -like or ventriloquist's dummy -like appearance.

  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]