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A lively piece, free in form, often used to show musical skill Cavatina: small instrumental tone: A simple melody or song Coda: tail: The end of a piece Concerto: concert: A work for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra Concertino: little concert: A short concerto; the solo instrument in a concerto Concerto grosso: big concert
Bel paese (Italian: [ˌbɛl paˈeːze,-eːse]) or Belpaese is the classical poetical appellative for Italy, meaning the 'beautiful country' in Italian, due to its mild weather, cultural heritage, and natural endowment. The usage of the term originated in the Middle Ages, being used by Dante Alighieri and Petrarch: del bel paese là dove 'l sì ...
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Men do not understand what a great revenue is thrift.) maior e longinquo reverentia: greater reverence from afar: When viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful. Tacitus, Annales 1.47: maiora premunt: greater things are pressing: Used to indicate that it is the moment to address more important, urgent, issues. mala fide: in bad faith
A guide to what one should do and avoid in ordinary social life, this courtesy book of the Renaissance explores subjects such as dress, table manners, and conversation. It became so popular that the title, which refers to the name of one of the author’s distinguished friends, entered into the Italian language as a general term for social ...
From November 2013 until January 2016, the NYC Housing, Preservation and Development agency, which is responsible for oversight of the city’s vast stock of multi-unit residential buildings, issued more than 10,000 violations for dangerous lead paint conditions in units with children under the age of six, the age group most at risk of ingesting lead paint.
What a Beautiful Day (Italian: Che bella giornata) is a 2011 Italian film directed by Gennaro Nunziante starring Checco Zalone, Luigi Luciano and Rocco Papaleo. [1] The film is currently the sixth highest-grossing Italian film in Italy .
In the early morning hours of Dec. 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey called 911 to report her 6-year-old daughter JonBenét missing, and found a rambling ransom note left inside their Boulder, Colorado, home.