Italian music terminology consists of words and phrases used in the discussion of themusic of Italy . SomeItalian music terms are derived from the commonItalian language . Others come fromNeapolitan ,Sicilian ,Sardinian or other regionallanguages of Italy . The terms listed here describe a genre, song form, dance, instrument, style, quality of music, technique or other important aspect of Italian music.[ 1] [ 2]
alessandrina : A skipping dance from the area aroundPavia [ 1] alta danza : Early Spanish name for thesaltarello [ 3] argismo : A Sicilian term for thetarantella healing ritual, fromargia ,spider [ 2] ariosa : A Carnival dance[ 1] bal drabces [ 1] ballarella : A variant name for thesaltarello [ 2] ballo dei Gobbi : A Carnival dance,dance of the hunchbacks [ 4] ballo della Veneziana : A 2/2 dance of Venetian origin[ 4] ballo di baraben [ 1] ballo di Mantova : A folk skipping dance[ 1] ballu tundu [ 5] ballu tzopu : A Sardinian folk dance[ 5] balùn : A folk dance[ 1] bas de tach : A Carnival dance[ 1] crellareccia : A wedding dance in thesonata per la sposa ofAlta Sabina [ 1] danza dei coltelli : Thedance of the knives , aknife dance derived from thetarantella [ 6] forlana : Venetian term for thefurlana [ 7] friulana : Venetian term for thefurlana [ 7] furlana : A folk dance, fromCampieli , favored in Venice[ 7] furlane : Venetian term for thefurlana [ 7] frullana : Venetian term for thefurlana [ 7] gagliarda : Italian term for thegalliarde [ 8] gagliarde : Italian term for thegalliarde [ 8] giga : A skipping dance from the area aroundPavia [ 1] liscio [ 4] monferrina Monferrato and the valleys ofFassa andRendena [ 1] [ 4] muleta : A Carnival dance[ 1] pas in amur : A Carnival dance[ 1] passo brabante : An alternate term for thesaltarello [ 3] passu'e trese : A Sardinian folk dance[ 5] perigurdino : A skipping dance from the area aroundPavia [ 1] piana : A skipping dance from the area around Pavia[ 1] povera donna : A skipping dance from the area around Pavia, a Carnival ritual dance[ 1] pizzica tarantata tarantella [ 6] rezianka zagatina [ 1] roncastalda : A folk skipping dance[ 1] rose e fiori : A Carnival dance[ 1] ruggero : A folk skipping dance[ 1] russiano : A folk dance, said to originate inRussi [ 4] sa seria : A Sardinian folk dance[ 5] saltarella : A variant name for thesaltarello [ 2] saltarelle : A variant name for thesaltarello [ 3] saltarello galliarde alta danza , fromsaltare ,to leap [ 3] savatarelle : A variant name for thesaltarello [ 2] sos gocios : A Sardinian folk dance[ 5] sos mutos : A Sardinian folk dance[ 5] sposina : A skipping dance for brides from the area aroundPavia [ 1] stuzzichetto : A variant name for thesaltarello [ 2] su ballu : Popular Sardinian dances[ 9] ta matianowa : A folk dance[ 1] ta palacowa [ 1] ta panawa : A folk dance[ 1] tammorriata ortammuriata : A Campanian couple dance, accompanied by lyric songs calledstrambotti andtammorra tambourines[ 10] tarantel : An alternate term for thetarantella [ 11] tarantella tarantula [ 11] tarantismo : An Apulian term for thetarantella healing ritual[ 9] tarantolati : Thetarantella ritual as it is practiced in Puglia[ 6] [ 9] tarentella : An alternate term for thetarantella [ 11] tarentule : An alternate term for thetarantella [ 11] ballo tondo : An alternate term forballu tundu [ 5] ballu torrau : A Sardinian folk dance[ 5] trescone [ 4] arpicelli : TheViggiano harpbena : A Sardinianclarinet [ 6] bifora pifara : a Sicilian double reed instrument of the oboe family, related to the shawm and to the piffero[ 12] bunkula : Acello .[ 1] cannacione : A historical, rural form of lute[ 2] cembalo hammered dulcimer [ 2] chitarra : A guitar, also a voice intrallalero [ 13] chitarra battente : A four- or five-steel stringedguitar ,beating guitar [ 2] chiterra : A Sardinian guitar[ 5] ciaramella : A single-reed pipe, oroboe , also a bagpipe inAlta Sabina [ 2] [ 14] citira : A violin[ 1] du' bottë : Abruzzese double bass diatonic accordion[ 15] firlinfeu : Apanflute [ 2] fisarmonica : A chromatic piano accordion[ 14] friscalettu : A Sicilian folk flute[ 16] ghironda : Ahurdy-gurdy most common in Emilia, Lombardy and Piedmont[ 2] launeddas [ 1] [ 2] [ 9] lira : A three-stringed bowed fiddle, played on the knee, most common in Calabria[ 2] mandola : A string instrument similar to both the guitar andmandolin [ 16] mandolino : An Italianlute with eight or twelve strings[ 16] müsa : A bagpipe[ 1] organetto accordion which accompanies thesaltarello , and has largely replaced thebagpipe [ 2] [ 9] piffaro piffero : A double-reedshawm [ 16] piva : A kind of Lombard bagpipe[ 1] [ 2] putipù : A friction drum[ 2] raganelle : A cograttle [ 2] ribeba : An alternate term,rebab scacciapensieri [ 2] scacciapensieri : Amouth harp found in the Alpine north and Sicily,care-chaser [ 2] simbalo [ 1] solitu : A Sardinian traditional shepherd's flute[ 5] surdulina : A bagpipe from Basilicata[ 1] tamburello : A small frame drum, used to accompany thetarantella , also a tambourine[ 2] [ 9] tamburini : Atambourine [ 2] tammora : A large frame drum[ 9] tamura : A large frame drum[ 9] torototela : A bowed, one-string fiddle, most common in northeast Italy[ 2] triangulu : A Sardiniantriangle [ 5] triccheballacche : A Neapolitan percussion instrument, built with mallets attached to a wooden frame,wooden clapper [ 1] [ 2] [ 14] tromba degli zingari : An alternate term,trumpet of the Gypsies , for thescacciapensieri [ 2] trunfa : A Sardinianjaw harp , ormouth harp ,trump , similar to thescacciapensieri [ 5] Azampogna tumborro : A Sardiniantambourine [ 5] zampogna : A southern Italian bagpipe, most commonly with two drones and two conical chanters[ 16] zampogna a paro : A single-reed and two- or three dronezampogna , found in Calabria and Sicily[ 1] zampogna zoppa : A mostly double-reed and variably dronedzampogna , found in central Italy[ 1] [ edit ] addio padre : A post-war political song[ 4] ajri : A form of Albanian-Calabrian multi-part song[ 17] asprese : A form of multi-part song from Lazio[ 17] banda comunale : A local, civic band[ 2] a bandieri bella : A form of Calabrian secular multi-part song[ 17] baride brass bands [ 9] basso : A kind of song inDignano [ 1] bei : A kind of Tuscan polyphony, especially known nearMonte Amiata , alsobei-bei [ 17] bitinada Rovigno in Istria[ 1] boare :work songs [ 1] canti alla boara : A kind of lyric song associated with thecantaustorie [ 4] buiasche : A kind of polyphonic song from the village ofBogli [ 9] butunada Rovigno [ 1] camminareccia : A piece of wedding music in thesonata per la sposa of Alta Sabina[ 1] canzone a ballo : A dance song[ 2] canzone Italiana :Italian song [ 2] canzone Napoletana 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] cioparedda : A form of Calabrian multi-part song[ 17] concertini : Small, violin-based ensembles most common in Emilia, Bagolino and Resia[ 1] canto a coppia' : A kind of central Italian two-part singing similar tocanti a vatoccu [ 1] cozzupara : A form of Calabrian multi-part song[ 17] canto a dispetto : A Tuscan term,song of the despised , equivalent tocanto a vatoccu [ 2] endecasillabo : A central Italian song form with phrases of eleven syllables[ 9] canti alla falciatora : Scything songs[ 1] fogli volanti : Printed popular songs called in Englishbroadsides ballads [ 2] giustiniane : A kind of popular historic song, named afterLeonardo Giustiniani [ 1] laude [ 1] [ 2] canti lirici : Italian lyric songs, orcanto lirico-monostrifici [ 17] canti alla longa : A kind of lyric song[ 2] maggi a serenata : Amaggio love song[ 2] maggio della anime purganti : Amaggio song for the souls inPurgatory [ 4] maggio delle ragazze : Amaggio song for young girls[ 4] maggio drammatico maggio [ 1] [ 2] maitinade Trento ; it is composed of six-line stanzas of eleven syllables per line[ 2] mantignada : A song form peculiar toSissano [ 1] metitora : A form of two-part song from Lazio[ 17] canti alla mietitora : Harvesting songs[ 1] mondine : A kind of rural, woman's folk song[ 4] canto alla monmarella work songs [ 1] montasolina : A form of multi-part song from Lazio[ 17] ninna nanna : A folklullaby [ 4] a oli oledda [ 17] orazioni : A kind of Sicilian narrative folk song[ 1] canti degli orbi : A kind of Sicilian narrative folk song, associated with blind musicians[ 1] orologio della passione : An alternate term, used in musical collections, for thecanto della passione [ 2] ottava rima [ 1] [ 2] [ 9] pajarella : A form of Lazio multi-part song[ 17] canto della passione : A central Italian begging song, performed before Easter, also known asorologio della passione (clock of the passion )[ 2] alla pennese : A kind of two-part singing from Lazio, similar tocanti a vatoccu [ 17] canto a pennese : Awork song [ 1] canti a pera : A kind of lyric song fromGallesano [ 1] [ 2] piagnereccia : A piece of wedding music in thesonata per la sposa of Alta Sabina[ 1] poeti contadini : An alternate term,peasant poets , forottava rima polesane : A kind of dance song[ 2] canti de questua : Begging songs[ 18] recchia : A kind of central Italian two-part singing similar tocanti a vatoccu [ 1] a recchione : A form of multi-part song from Lazio[ 17] a reuta : A form of Lazian multi-part song[ 17] rispetti : A kind of lyric song[ 2] a rosabella : A form of Calabrian multi-part song[ 17] serenata : A love song[ 1] sonata per la sposa : A musical ritual fromAlta Sabina [ 1] sonetto : A lyrical form consisting of four lines of seven syllables[ 1] canti alla stesa : A kind of lyric song[ 2] stornelli : A kind of solo lyric song, from theProvençal estorn ,to challenge [ 2] stornello : A Sicilian folk song[ 14] storia : A kind of southern, long song[ 1] strambotti : A kind of lyric song, from theProvençal estribar ,to lash [ 2] stranotti : A kind of lyric song[ 2] strina : A form of Calabrian multi-part song[ 17] tenores [ 9] testamenti : A kind of Carnival song[ 2] tiir : A kind ofpolyphonic song fromPremana in Lombardy[ 2] trallalero : A kind of Genoese polyphony[ 1] [ 2] [ 9] canti a vatoccu : A kind of polyphonic lyric song, usually for two to three women,songs in the manner of a bell clapper , most common in Umbria, and the Apennines of Abruzza and the Marche[ 1] [ 2] verolana [ 17] villanella [ 17] villotte : A kind of lyric song with verses of 8 or 11 syllables[ 1] [ 2] a voca regolare : A form of Calabrian multi-part song[ 17] a voca diritta : A form of Calabrian multi-part song[ 17] vjersh : A form of Albanian multi-part song found in Calabria and Basilicata[ 9] [ 17] accordo : A multi-part singing technique, alsocanto ad accordo [ 17] basci : The bass voice in atrallalero ensemble[ 13] bassu : The bass voice of the Sardiniantenores [ 9] boghe : The lead vocalist of a Sardiniantenores ensemble[ 9] chitarra : A guitar, also a voice intrallalero ensembles that imitates the guitar[ 13] contra : The counter-vocalist of the Sardiniantenores [ 9] controbasso : The baritone vocalist of thetrallalero tradition[ 13] contrubassu : Alternate term forcontrobasso , the baritone vocalist of thetrallalero tradition[ 13] cuntrètu : Afalsetto voice[ 1] mesa boghe : The middle voice of the Sardiniantenores [ 9] primmu : The tenor voice in atrallalero ensemble[ 13] bandautore : Acantautore who composes music for a band[ 19] bello ideale : An aesthetic idea which embraced a predominantmelody and other elements,beautiful ideal [ 1] boghe ballu : In Sardinian,harmony danceable singing rhythm , literallywe dance with our voice [ 5] cantastorie : Itinerant musicians, now most commonly found in Sicily[ 1] [ 2] cantautori : Popular, modernsinger-songwriters [ 19] carnevale : The ItalianCarnival [ 4] carnevale de Bagolino : A very famous Carnival, in the town ofBagolino ,Brescia [ 2] condanna della vecchiaccia : An Umbrian ceremony that heralds the return of spring,the condemnation of the crone [ 2] maggio [ 2] mamutones : Masked performers in processions inMamoiada in Sardinia[ 1] scacciamarzo [ 2] sega la vecchia : An old mid-Lent ceremony, thesawing of the witch [ 2] tarantate : Women who had been supposedly poisoned by the tarantula bite, and intended to cure themselves through thetarantella ritual[ 2] tratto marzo : A 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