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Bella Ciao (album)
"Bella ciao" (; "Goodbye beautiful") is an Music of Italy, Italian song dedicated to the Italian partisans, partisans of Italy who fought against the invading forces of Nazi Germany and the fascist collaborationists of the Italian Social Republic between 1943 and 1945 during the Italian resistance and the liberation of Italy. It is based on a protest song, protest Italian folk music, folk song from the late 19th century. The first documented recording was by the mondina who performed various folk chants, including an original version of Bella Ciao that was adapted in a context of a protest about harsh work condition. On the other hand, it is also believed that the Mondine version was modified and adopted as an anthem. Several folk songs already existed in the north of Italy showing elements that resemble to the partisan version of Bella Ciao, including some fragments of the leading melody and a few sentences of the partisan lyrics, such as "If I die as a patriot, oh goodbye beati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
