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"Espresso Macchiato" (Italian: [esˈprɛsso makˈkjaːto]) is a song by Estonian rapper and singer Tommy Cash. It was written by himself and Finnish songwriter Johannes Naukkarinen, with production handled by Naukkarinen. The song was released on 7 December 2024 and will represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
In Italy caffè d'orzo is made in traditional Italian espresso machines in cafes. Italian families tend, instead, to make it using an orziera, a special moka pot adapted to barley. During World War II and in the post-war era, caffè d'orzo and chicory became popular substitutes for coffee, which was expensive due to rationing and food shortages ...
The song is intended to sound to its Italian audience as if it is sung in English spoken with an American accent; however, the lyrics are deliberately unintelligible gibberish. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Andrew Khan, writing in The Guardian , later described the sound as reminiscent of Bob Dylan 's output from the 1980s.
It contains English lyrics set to Denza's "Funiculì, Funiculà" melody, and contains no attribution to Denza. [11] German composer Richard Strauss heard the song while on a tour of Italy six years after it was written. He thought that it was a traditional Neapolitan folk song and incorporated it into his Aus Italien tone poem.
"Santa Lucia" (Italian: [ˈsanta luˈtʃiːa], Neapolitan: [ˈsandə luˈʃiːə]) is a traditional Neapolitan song. It was translated by Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) from Neapolitan into Italian and published by the Cottrau firm, as a barcarola, in Naples in 1849, during the first stage of the Italian unification.
Songs of Experience. Instrumental excerpts from the larger vocal work. (2333/4331/tym.,perc./strings) Duration: 14 minutes. My Mistress Suite (four movements). Based on music of Johannes Ockeghem. Flute, oboe, English horn (or clarinet), two horns, strings. (Commissioned by Kent Nagano for the Berkeley Symphony.)
The Zecchino d'Oro International Festival of Children's Song has been held every year since 1959, first as a national (Italian) event, and after 1976 as an international one. The 1964 songs were recorded for an LP titled The Little Dancing Chicken, (an English translation of "Il Pulcino Ballerino", the award-winning song that year). The LP was ...
"Mattinata" (Italian pronunciation: [mattiˈnaːta]; English: "Morning") was the first song ever written expressly for the Gramophone Company (the present day EMI). Composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo in 1904, it was dedicated to Enrico Caruso, who was the first to record it in April, 1904 with the composer at the piano. Ever since, the piece has ...