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A silver cornicello charm. A cornicello (Italian pronunciation: [korniˈtʃɛllo]), cornetto (Italian for 'little horn' / 'hornlet'; ), corno (Italian for 'horn"'), or corno portafortuna (Italian for 'horn that brings luck') is an Italian amulet or talisman worn to protect against the evil eye (or malocchio [maˈlɔkkjo] in Italian) and bad luck in general, and, historically, to promote ...
An MS-13 gang member displays "sign of the horns" gang sign. The "sign of the horns" hand gesture is used in criminal gang subcultures to indicate membership or affiliation with Mara Salvatrucha. The significance is both the resemblance of an inverted "devil horns" to the Latin letter 'M', and in the broader demonic connotation, of fierceness ...
The sign of the horns, or corna in Italian ("horns"), is a gesture with various meanings depending on culture, context, or the placement or movement of the gesture. It is especially common in Italy and the Mediterranean region , where it generally takes on two different meanings depending on context and positioning of the hand.
Februus is the Italian God of purification who lives in the underworld. Fortuna is the Goddess of fate and fortune and also bringer of fertility. Jana is the Goddess of the Moon, said to have 2 faces. One faces the past, and the other faces the future. Jove is the Sky God.
The hand horn technique developed in the classical period, with music pieces requiring the use of covering the bell to various degrees to lower the pitch accordingly. Mozart 's four Horn Concertos , Concert Rondo and Morceau de Concert were written with this technique in mind, as was the music both Beethoven and Brahms wrote for the horn.
Horn sign is a hand gesture made by extending the index and little finger straight upward. It has a vulgar meaning in some Mediterranean Basin countries like Italy and is used in rock and roll, especially in heavy metal music called "devil's horns", often used with the tongue extended downward.
Gesticulation in Italian. Hand gestures are used in regions of Italy and in the Italian language as a form of nonverbal communication and expression. The gestures within the Italian lexicon are dominated by movements of the hands and fingers, but may also include movements of facial features such as eyebrows, the mouth and the cheeks. [1]
Calls for a horn to be muted by hand. Coloratura: colouration: Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal line Coperti: covered: Of a drum, muted with a cloth Una corda: one string, cord: On a piano, played with the soft pedal depressed Due corde: two strings: On a piano, played with the soft pedal depressed (For why both terms exist, see Piano#Pedals.)