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Canzone napoletana (Italian: [kanˈtsoːne napoleˈtaːna]; Neapolitan: canzona napulitana [kanˈdzoːnə napuliˈtɑːnə]), sometimes referred to as Neapolitan song, is a generic term for a traditional form of music sung in the Neapolitan language, ordinarily for the male voice singing solo, although well represented by female soloists as well, and expressed in familiar genres such as the ...
Naples has played an important and vibrant role over the centuries not just in the music of Italy, but in the general history of western European musical traditions.This influence extends from the early music conservatories in the 16th century through the music of Alessandro Scarlatti during the Baroque period and the comic operas of Pergolesi, Piccinni and, eventually, Rossini and Mozart.
A classic of the Canzone Napoletana, the song premiered at the Teatro Mercadante, performed by Amina Vargas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The lyrics, a portrait of an unfulfilled love in which the lover is merely contemplating his beloved, are based on the autobiographical experiences of Vincenzo Russo, a poor son of a cobbler, whose requited love for ...
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The Festival della Canzone Napoletana ("Festival of Neapolitan Song"), commonly known as the Festival di Napoli, is a Neapolitan song contest. The first edition was held in 1952 and the last in 2004. From 1952 to 1970 the show was broadcast on RAI and from 1998 to 2004, in a differently spirited version, by Rete 4.
The song, a portrait of a romantic approach in a wheat field, went to be a classic of the Canzone Napoletana, and it was later covered by numerous artists, including Nilla Pizzi, Ornella Vanoni, Gigliola Cinquetti, Roberto Murolo, Peppino di Capri, Fausto Cigliano, Fred Bongusto, Perez Prado, Natalino Otto, Peter Van Wood, Iva Zanicchi, Massimo ...
"Cerasella" is a 1959 Canzone Napoletana song composed by Enzo Bonagura, Danpa (Dante Pinzauti) and Eros Sciorilli. The song, with a double performance by Gloria Christian and Wilma De Angelis, was presented at the seventh edition of the Festival di Napoli and then got an immediate commercial success, peaking at sixth place on the Italian hit parade.
canzone a ballo: A dance song [2] canzone Italiana: Italian song [2] canzone Napoletana: A kind of popular song from Naples, Neapolitan song [9] canzune: A Sicilian term for lyric songs [2] canti a catoccu: A kind of lyric song [2] canti carnascialeschi: Carnival songs [2] cepranese: A form of multi-part song from Lazio [17]