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hi everybody
and welcome to another episode of John jacobson's musical plant
today we are traveling to the home a pizza and pasta
the leaning tower Pisa and the Coliseum Christopher Columbus and Marco Polo
Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo month severity in just a few verdi's that's
right
for family visiting one of the greatest source is a music food art and
architecture in the world
Italy I've been to Italy many times and i can tell you this
it never gets old well actually it is a very all
but if you like good food and culture you will never get tired
Italy for no place on this musical planet does it better
to refresh your memory you might recall that the Italian Republic is located in
southern Europe
on the peninsula bordered by France Switzerland
Austrian *** many in the north and the Mediterranean Sea on all of us up the
sides
side India and sesame two islands in that Mediterranean Sea
are also part of divalent it is one of the most crowded countries in Europe
with a population of around the 62 million people
the capital city is wrong which sits on a typer
River has a history that is two-and-a-half
million years old other major cities are my mom Naples
deterrent polar mom Journal of Bologna
and one of the greatest centers apart in the world
Florence the official languages Italy is
what house Italian how beautiful language that works incredibly well for
singing
as a matter fact instrumental and vocal classical music are so much a part of
one is to be Italian
offer is a major element a popular music they're even today
and Italians are rightfully proud of their contributions to the musical world
stage
the sides Monteverdi in verdi
one mentioned before perhaps you've heard names like
Scarlatti though see me believe me
the not and pacino to name a few
in Lee's famous composers up opera and song
of course because the city stated the vatican
which is the home to the Roman Catholic Church is surrounded by Rome
sacred music also played a very important role
in Italian music you could still hear very old music like the Korean chance
some around the country are given
instrumental music orchestras string quartets and more are an important
element of Italian music too
perhaps here for the composers like Gabrielle
corralled the faulty and Donizetti to name a few
Italy's most famous instrumental composers
the on classical music Ilyas had a very long tradition of folk music and dance
but unlike other countries who may have a certain style are characteristic that
you think of when you think a backcountry
italy has many different folk music styles
reflecting the many different ethnicities in person now these are the
areas
about country one of my favorite dances the tarantella
which is why we perform in southern Italy as it began in the City of Toronto
did you know that the tarantella was a dance originally done
to cure the poison from tarantula fights you gotta love that
when I really love our time pops
ballads and your calls songs lullabies and children's songs
seasonal songs songs for baptisms and weddings
dance songs cattle songs songs about professions like
fishermen shuffles soldiers serenades in work songs
are all important wonderful elements have Italian music and not all Italian
music is all
nodded off in fact ily as a very vibrant popular in modern music scene
but even them one of the biggest superstars in the world today I Andrea
Bocelli
sayings like an opera singer so I guess you can tell that Italians love their
music
and about everything else my friends that is why
Italy is one of my favorite places on earth
until next time this is John Jacobsen for music express
saying you nice dear teacher and I'll see you again soon on this
our musical plan to
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