ITALY – ITALIE Italia Vol. 1 – I Balle Gli Strumenti I Canto Religioso (Dances / Musical Instruments / Religious Songs) – Albatros VPA 8082

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Italia Vol. 1 – I Balle Gli Strumenti I Canto Religioso (Dances / Musical Instruments / Religious Songs) – Albatros VPA 8082, curated by Roberto Leydi (LP)

 

This Italian folk and religious music LP on the essential Albatros label – curated by the eminent ethnomusicologist Roberto Leydi (1928-2003) – offers a compelling glimpse into the rich musical heritage of the four corners of Italy, featuring Sardinian polyvocal singing (A11, B2, B10), a brass band (A4), a cello (A1), violins and fiddles (A1, A3, A7), an accordion (A2), concertinas (A5, A7, B7), bagpipes (B3), polyphonic launedda triple clarinets (A9, A10), an oboe (B3), guitars (A3, A6, A7), a Jew's harp (A8), a friction drum (A5), castanets (A6), tambourines (A7, A10), a triangle (A10).

 

Cet album de musique folklorique et religieuse italienne sur l'incontournable label Albatros – dont les morceaux sont sélectionnés par l'éminent ethnomusicologue Roberto Leydi (1928-2003) – offre un aperçu du riche patrimoine musical issu des quatre coins de l'Italie, avec des chants polyvocaux Sardes (A11, B2, B10), une fanfare (A4), un violoncelle (A1), des violons (A1, A3, A7), un accordéon (A2), des concertinas (A5, A7, B7), des cornemuses (B3), des triple clarinettes polyphoniques launeddas (A9, A10), un hautbois (B3), des guitares (A3, A6, A7), une guimbarde (A8), un tambour à friction (A5), des castagnettes (A6), des tambourins (A7, A10), un triangle (A10).

Dances and Musical Instruments

 

Northern Italy

        

A1 – Rezianka Zagatina - San Giorgio Di Resia (Udine, Friuli),

Cello – Riccardo Coss, violin – Giovanni Di Lenardo, Lino Micelli,

Recorded by Alberto Negrin in 1967.

 

A2 – Furlana (Modena, Emilia),
Accordion – Davide Frati,

Recorded by Roberto Leydi in 1958.

 

A3 – Valzer - Barigazzo (Modena, Emilia),

Fiddle – Mario Tazzioli, guitar – Oreste Tazzioli,

Recorded by Roberto Leydi in 1958.

 

A4 – Monferrina - Tonco (Asti, Piemonte),

Unknown Brass Band,

Recorded by Roberto Leydi in 1965.

 

Central Italy

      

A5 – Saltarello - Cerqueto Di Fano Adriano - Teramo (Abbruzzo),

Concertina – Carino Misantoni, friction drum – Alfonso Marconi,

Recorded by Diego Carpitella, Nicola Jobbi and Roberto Leydi in 1966.

 

Southern Italy

         

A6 – Tarantella - Carpino (Foggia, Puglia),

Castanets – Rocco Di Mauro, guitars – Andrea Sacco, Gaetano Basanisi, Michelantonio Maccarone, voice – Andrea Sacco,

Recorded by Diego Carpitella and Roberto Leydi in 1966.

 

A7 – Pizzica Tarantata - Nardò (Lecce, Puglia),

Concertina – Pasquale Zizzari, fiddle – Luigi Stifani, guitar – Giuseppe Ingusci, tambourine – Salvatora Marzo,

Recorded by Diego Carpitella and Roberto Leydi in 1966.

 

Sicily

         

A8 – Assolo of Marranzanu (Jew's Harp) - Catania (Sicilia),

Jew's harp – Giuseppe Giuffrida,

Recorded by Roberto Leydi in 1956.

 

Sardinia                 

A9 – Assolo of Launeddas for Ballo Tondo (Circle Dance) - Maralacagonis (Cagliari, Sardinia),

Launeddas

 – Feliciano Pili,

Recorded by Diego Carpitella in 1967.

 

A10 – S'Arrusciada (Circle Dance) - Maralacagonis (Cagliari, Sardinia),

Panpipes – Francesco Ligas, tambourine – Silvio Falqui, triangle – Cesare Pisu,

Recorded by Diego Carpitella in 1967.

 

A11 – Sus Tenores Dance - Orgosolo (Nuoro, Sardinia),

Four unknown male singers,

Recorded by Diego Carpitella in 1955.

 

A12 – Dance - Orgosolo (Nuoro, Sardinia),

Concertina – Antonio Angelo Goddi,

Recorded by Diego Carpitella in 1967.

 

Religious Songs

 

Christmas Cycle

        

B1 – Vo Girand Per Gli Osterie (I'm Making the Tavern Rounds) - Ripalta Nuova (Cremona, Lombardia),

Singers – Luigina Bettinelli, Natalina Bettinelli,

Recorded by Roberto Leydi in 1967.

 

B2 – Su Pizzineddu / The Little Boy - Orgosolo (Nuoro, Sardinia),

Unknown singer,

Recorded by Diego Carpitella in 1967.

 

B3 – Novena di Natale / Christmas Carol - (Caserta, Campania),

Unknown singer, bagpipe and oboe players,
Reissue of 78 rpm ODEON 9066 B recorded c. 1935.

 

Canti Dedicati Alla Madonna E I Santi / Songs Dedicated to the Cult Of Mary and Saints

         

B4 – San Gioacchino Stava Sui Monti / St. Joachim Was On The Mountain - Cassago (Como, Lombardia),

Singer – Angelina Brenna,

Recorded by Bruno Pianta and Mathias Deichmann in 1965.

 

B5 – La Vita Di Sant'Alessio / The Story Of St. Alexis - Cerqueto Di Fano Adriano (Teramo, Abbruzzo),

Singer – Isabella Di Matteo,

Recorded by Diego Carpitella, Nicola Jobbi, Roberto Leydi in 1966.

 

B6 – Litanie Per Il Pellegrinaggio Alla Madonna Di Montevergine / Litanies for Pilgrimage at Montevergine Sanctuary Castelpoto (Campobasso, Molise),

Unknown singer,

Recorded by Anabella Rossi and Roberto Leydi in 1966.

 

B7 – Canto Di Questua Per La Festa Di Sant'Antonio / Carol for St. Anthony's Day – Cerqueto di Fano Adriano (Teramo - Abruzzo),

Unknown singer and concertina player,

Recorded by Nicola Jobbi in 1965.

 

Settimana Santa / The Passion Week Cycle

B8 – Tu Chi Dormi Naa Stu Lettu / Vinniri Santu E Vinniri Matinu / "You Who Sleep In This Bed / Good Friday and Friday Morning - Cianciulli (Palermo, Sicily),

Singers – Andrea Ciprè, Angelo Barrale, Gaspare Napoli, Giuseppe Patti, Salvatore Faraone,

Recorded by Elisabetta Giggino in 1966.

 

B9 – L'Orologio Della Passione / The Passion Hours - Cerqueto di Fano Adriano (Teramo, Abbruzzo),

Unknown singer and friction drum player,

Recorded by Nicola Jobbi in 1965.

 

B10 – Miserere - Scanu Monteferru (Nuoro, Sardinia),

Unknown singer,

Recorded by Diego Carpitella in 1966.

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Our other Italian music posts:

Zampogne / Bagpipes Italia Vol. 1 – Albatros VPA 8472 here

Music of Sardinia Vol. 3 – Polyvocal Songs & Instrumental Music – Albatros VPA 8152 here

Music of Sardinia Vol. 2 – Polyvocal and Liturgical Music – Albatros VPA 8151 here

Photographs below are from The Sun Symbol of Power and Life by Madanjeet Singh, Published by Abrams, Inc., 1993, and the Cleveland Museum of Art collection here 

"The monolith called Bocca della Verità is a massive marble sun disc. People who tell lies are advised not to insert their hand in the Mouth of Truth for the avenging justice of the sun will bite it off. The church of Santa Maria, Cosmedin, Rome, second century BC."

St. Catherine of Siena and the Beggar, 1460s, by Giovanni di Paolo (1403-1482). 

"Saint Catherine (1347-1380) was the daughter of a prosperous Sienese cloth dyer. At the age of six, she saw a vision of Christ and thereafter dedicated herself to chastity, penance, and good works. She became much beloved in Siena for selflessly caring for victims of the Black Death."

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