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Tunes from Naples, Italy Feb 7, 2021 8:19:29 GMT Sarge, Rex, and 3 more like this

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Post by barbino on Feb 7, 2021 8:19:29 GMT

Hi folks,

in Italy there are a lot of traditional songs usually divided by regions, with different dialects and different styles. A special place is taken by the classical songs from Napoli (Naples), also covered by several international artists (Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, etc.).

I'd like to share with you some neapolitan songs from 1840 to 1915:

- Funiculì funiculà

- 'O sole mio

- Torna a Surriento

- Comme facette mammeta

- Santa Lucia

- 'O surdato 'nnammorato

How many of them do you know and do you like to play them?

Sebastian Senior Member Posts: 488	Tunes from Naples, Italy Feb 7, 2021 10:17:59 GMT barbino likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sebastian on Feb 7, 2021 10:17:59 GMT I did know only Funiculì funiculà, O sole mio e Santa Lucia. I know we sang Sta Lucia quite often in swedish, but I never played it on the harmonica.
	Last Edit: Feb 7, 2021 10:22:08 GMT by Sebastian Et qui suaviter canere non potest, sibi tamen aliquid canit. And he, who cannot sing sweetly, sings nevertheless something for himself. (Boethius)

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Tunes from Naples, Italy Feb 7, 2021 11:23:43 GMT barbino likes this

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Post by Sarge on Feb 7, 2021 11:23:43 GMT

Good playing Barbino!! I have heard all of those songs except two. Torna a Surriento is a beautiful song that I never knew the name of. It was used in some movie. O Sole Mio, Elvis Presley's Now or Never!!! Funiculì funiculà I have heard lots of times through the years, same with Santa Lucia.

The older I get the more I know how little I knew when I knew it all.

dezzy Charter Member Posts: 824	Tunes from Naples, Italy Feb 7, 2021 22:25:48 GMT barbino and Sebastian like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dezzy on Feb 7, 2021 22:25:48 GMT I know and sometimes play 3 of the collection. They are all played with great listenability (my word). And some with gusto. An enjoyable collection.

Rex Global Moderator Administrator Posts: 1,425	Tunes from Naples, Italy Feb 8, 2021 17:35:02 GMT barbino and Sebastian like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rex on Feb 8, 2021 17:35:02 GMT Where did you find a coffee cup large enough to climb into?
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Tunes from Naples, Italy Feb 10, 2021 7:49:02 GMT Sebastian likes this

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Feb 8, 2021 17:35:02 GMT Rex said:

Where did you find a coffee cup large enough to climb into?

Thanks Rex for noticing the effort it took to get the optical illusion of me stepping out of a cup of coffee

Thank you all for confirm me that most of these songs are worldwide known.

barbino Junior Member Posts: 41	Tunes from Naples, Italy Feb 13, 2021 10:41:59 GMT Rex, Chuck, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by barbino on Feb 13, 2021 10:41:59 GMT I just tried to play a traditional Tarantella Napoletana from XVII century. I hope you enjoy.

Sebastian Senior Member Posts: 488	Tunes from Naples, Italy Feb 13, 2021 10:59:12 GMT barbino likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sebastian on Feb 13, 2021 10:59:12 GMT Ha! I know this tune by ear, but have no idea, where I could have heard it. Nice sound!
	Et qui suaviter canere non potest, sibi tamen aliquid canit. And he, who cannot sing sweetly, sings nevertheless something for himself. (Boethius)

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Tunes from Naples, Italy Feb 13, 2021 21:07:55 GMT barbino likes this

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Post by Rex on Feb 13, 2021 21:07:55 GMT

Yes, I know it also. It gets used in American media whenever "typical" Italian music is needed in a movie or advertisement.
www.wqxr.org/story/italian-song-tarantella-napoletana-luigi-ricci/
Nice playing. I also recognized the pieces you played earlier.

My ancestors are Flemish speaking Belgians on one side and Germans on the other. My Mom's siblings married into families of Italian immigrants and Polish immigrants. We lived in a rural area and people would get together and play folk music. Often on various squeeze boxes like button accordion and concertina. The highlight of these get togethers was always the food and drink. Sports on TV came in second. Music was a distant third but always caught my attention.

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angie Full Member Posts: 57	Tunes from Naples, Italy Feb 14, 2021 10:30:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by angie on Feb 14, 2021 10:30:33 GMT Barbino, what's that harmonica you're using? Sounds really good! A Chromatic?

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Tunes from Naples, Italy Feb 15, 2021 7:37:13 GMT angie likes this

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Post by barbino on Feb 15, 2021 7:37:13 GMT

Feb 13, 2021 21:07:55 GMT Rex said:

Yes, I know it also. It gets used in American media whenever "typical" Italian music is needed in a movie or advertisement.
www.wqxr.org/story/italian-song-tarantella-napoletana-luigi-ricci/

Rex, thank you for the story about you family and for this useful link! I've always known this tarantella was written by unknown in XVII century because I found it written on my music school book when I was a child. I need to deepen this topic!

angie in the last video I play a 16 hole chromatic harmonica Hohner 280. I play the song with octaves all the time, so the sound is so rich and fat. In the previous video of this thread, instead, I play a very cheap 10 hole Swan chromatic harmonica and you can listen to the difference. Also because Swan doesn't have valves, so you need more air to obtain a little volume.

Folkharmonica

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Novel Harmonica Performance from Prof. Goodwall Merck

Wholesale Notion House.

A Promise of First-Rate Entertainment.

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Mr. Shattuck Receives Triple Encore for his Harmonica Efforts!

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