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Romanza (other)
''Romanza'' is a 1991 music album by Andrea Bocelli, and its title track. Romanza (Italian and Spanish, 'Romance') may also refer to: * Romance (music), a traditional music term, including a list of compositions entitled "Romance" or "Romanza" ** Romanza (Sephardic music) *''Romanza'', a 2011 album by Jim Brickman *''Romanza'', a 2005 album by Liona Boyd See also * Romansa (other) * Romance (other) Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ... * '' Romanza final'', a 1986 biographic film about opera singer Julián Gayarre {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanza
''Romanza'' is the first compilation album by Italian singer Andrea Bocelli, released internationally in 1997. Although a compilation, ''Romanza'' is considered Bocelli's breakthrough album and remains his most commercially successful to date, topping charts all across Europe and Latin America. With over 17 million copies sold worldwide, it is the best-selling Italian album of all-time, and also one of the best-selling albums by a recording artist in the 1990s. Background The album is a compilation of Bocelli's two previous pop albums, ''Il Mare Calmo della Sera'', released in 1994, and '' Bocelli'', released in 1995. Promotion North America Being Bocelli's first album released in the United States and Canada, the album and Bocelli himself, were heavily promoted. This included Bocelli being featured in Hotel Bellagio's commercials in North America, as well as his voice being heard on its Fountain show. PBS also played a big part in Bocelli' early success in the States, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance (music)
The term romance ( es, romance/romanza, it, romanza, german: Romanze, french: romance, russian: романс, pt, romance, ro, romanţă) has a centuries-long history. Applied to narrative ballads in Spain, it came to be used by the 18th century for simple lyrical pieces not only for voice, but also for instruments alone. The ''Oxford Dictionary of Music'' states that "generally it implies a specially personal or tender quality". Instrumental music bearing the title "Romance" Typically, a Classical piece or movement called a "Romance" is in three, meaning three beats in the bar * Beethoven: two violin romances (''Romanzen'') for violin and orchestra, No. 1 G major, Op. 40; No. 2 in F major, Op. 50 take the form of a loose theme and variations * Johannes Brahms: ''Romanze'' in F major for piano, Op. 118, No. 5 (1893) * Max Bruch: "Romance for Viola and Orchestra in F" * Arthur Butterworth: Romanza for horn and string quartet with double bass ad libitum (or piano), Op. 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanza (Sephardic Music)
The romanza or romanca is a variant of the medieval Spanish musical romance or ballad which is one of the two main genres of Sephardic music. The text consists of 16-syllable verses, each one divided in the middle into a pair of isometric hemistiches of 8 syllables by a cesura.Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...Romanza"The themes of the Sephardic romances reflect the Hispanic heritage, carried and preserved in the communities of the former Ottoman area and in Northern Morocco. The musical style reflects the musical culture of the peoples among whom the Jews lived, including the Turkish makamlar, Berber and Balkan rhythms and European influences. The romance is usually performed as a woman solo song and is mostly used as a lullaby. Very few ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Brickman
James Merrill Brickman (born November 20, 1961) is an American pop songwriter, pianist and radio host. Brickman has earned two Grammy nominations for his albums ''Peace'' (2003) for Best Instrumental, and ''Faith'' (2009) for Best New Age Album.The 52nd annual Grammy Awards nominees list He won a , a Dove Award presented by the , and was twice named Songwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liona Boyd
Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd, (born 11 July 1949) is a classical guitarist often referred to as the First Lady of the Guitar. Music career Early years Boyd was born in London and grew up in Toronto. Her father grew up in Bilbao, Spain, and her mother in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Her grandmother was from Linares, Jaén, Linares, Spain, the birthplace of the "king of the classical guitar", Andrés Segovia. During her family's first of two ocean voyages to Canada she made her debut performance playing "Bluebells of Scotland" on a treble recorder (musical instrument), recorder in a talent show on the ship. When she was thirteen, she was given her first guitar, a Christmas present which her parents had bought in Spain seven years earlier. She took lessons from Eli Kassner, Narciso Yepes, Alirio Díaz, Julian Bream, and Andrés Segovia. Boyd received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Toronto in 1972, graduating with honours. After graduation she studied privately for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romansa (other)
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Romansa may refer to: * ''Romansa'' (1947 film), a Filipino film starring Mila del Sol * ''Romansa'' (1970 film), an Indonesian film starring Chitra Dewi *''Romansa'', a 1979 Filipino film starring Vilma Santos * ''Romansa'' (Cindy Bernadette album), 2012 *"Romansa", song by Nedeljko Bajić Baja from the album ''Zapisano je u vremenu'' See also *Romanza (other) *Romance (other) Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance (other)
Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, a subgroup of the Italic languages ** Romance studies, an academic discipline studying the languages, literatures, and cultures of areas that speak a Romance language Places * Romance, Arkansas, U.S. * Romance, Missouri, U.S. * Romance, West Virginia U.S. * Romance, Wisconsin, U.S. Arts, entertainment, and media Film * Romance film, a genre of film of which the central plot focuses on the romantic relationships of the protagonists ** Romantic comedy ** Romantic thriller * ''Romance'' (1920 film), silent film, directed by Chester Withey * ''Romance'' (1930 film), starring Greta Garbo * ''Romance'' (1936 film), an Austrian film starring Carl Esmond * ''Romance'' (1983 film), a Bollywood film produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
