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Italian Music?


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deatonent
Member posted 06-18-2001 09:18 AM

Greetings,
Several weeks from now I will be playing for a "Sons of Italy" Italian
Festival. I will be expected to play some traditional Italian songs and
dances. Would you please suggest some songs that I might include in my
program? (I'll be using the Solton X1).
Thanks,
DVJ
Scottyee
Member posted 06-18-2001 10:22 AM

Hi Deaton: I'm probably not the best person to answer your question but I
thought I'd put in my two cents worth in anyway. Popular classic Italian
(folk) songs that come to my mind are: O Sole Mio, Santa Lucia, Funiculi
Funicula. Here are the Italian songs I like to include in my shows:
Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)
Arrivederci Roma
Quando Quando Quando
- Scott (Italian-American?, yeah right), at least when I'm performing the
ABOVE songs
[This message has been edited by Scottyee (edited 06-18-2001).]
Dreamer
Member posted 06-18-2001 10:55 AM

Hey Scott,
shadappa ya' face

Scottyee
Member posted 06-18-2001 11:23 AM

Hi Dreamer Andrea (Rome, Italy)
Ok, Ok, I know YOU are one of the REAL Italian guys on this board, so
might you suggest to us Italian wannabes some truly classic AUTHENTIC
Italian songs? OK OK, I'll shadappa ma' face (for now) heehee
- Scott

Dreamer
Member posted 06-18-2001 12:18 PM

Hi Scott,
glad you have a good sense of humour (like I didn't know...)
Re. italian songs... well I might suggest other classics like Anema e
Core, Chitarra romana (Roman guitar), but I remember a thread by Frankieve
where he mentioned songs by contemporary italian artists like Mina or
Celentano, so I would say that it all depends on the age of the audience.
Maybe Deatonent could give us a hint on that.
Bye
Andrea
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frankieve
Member posted 06-18-2001 12:51 PM

Well your in luck, I play in an Italian/American wedding band. I have alot
of SMF of Italians songs.
Let me know if you need some
Frank
deatonent
Member posted 06-18-2001 01:27 PM

Scott, Andrea, and Frank,
Thanks for your replies. Paul Cruzan also sent me a good list (see below).
The group I'm playing for are rather mature (i.e. 45 to 70+ years of age).
For the most part I will need fairly "traditional" songs. Of course it
would be great to be able to do a few "modern" numbers also (maybe then I
would not seem as "mature" as I really am).
Does anyone know of an Italian or ethnic fake book or other music
collection I could buy in order to have these songs in printed form?
Frank,
I would welcome some of your Italian SMFs, perhaps a dozen or so of your
favorites?
PAUL'S LIST:
A Nema E Core;
Ciao, Ciao, Bambina;
Arriverderci Roma;
Come to the Sea;
Marie, Ah Marie;
Tell Me That You Love Me Tonight;
Come Back to Sorrento;
That's Amore;
La Spagnola;
Cielito Lindo;
Santa Lucia;
Male Femena;
O Solo Mio;
Return to Me;
Summertime in Venice;
Sabor A Mi;
Tick Tock Polka;
Funiculi-Funicula;
Tarantella;
Peil Canela;
Chiribiribee;
Ferry Boat Serenade;
Oh! Mama! (The Butcher Boy);
Woodpecker Song;
You're Breaking My Heart;
I Have But One Heart;
Volare;