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Semiramis (band)
Semiramis is an Italian progressive rock band who produced one LP in 1973, ''Dedicato a Frazz''. History The band was formed in 1970 by Maurizio Zarrillo (keyboards) and two cousins Marcello Reddavide (bass) and Memmo Pulvano (drums); they were all 15 years old. Two years later they were joined by 16-year-old Michele Zarrillo who replaced former singer Maurizio Macioce. They played in some live, open-air concerts in Rome until Pulvano left and Paolo Faenza joined on drums. Their only album, ''Dedicato a Frazz,'' released by Trident Records in 1973 was commercially unsuccessful, but later became regarded as a classic Italian progressive rock album. The album featured a cover by Gordon Faggetter. According to a favorable review, "Semiramis pile it on from every angle. Synths go awry, voices scream, guitars go a hundred miles a second, drums jettison you across the room. How could a group compose so many ideas? There are literally 15 albums on this!" After the band split up, singer ...
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Progressive Rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Initially termed "progressive pop", the style was an outgrowth of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz, folk, or classical music. Additional elements contributed to its " progressive" label: lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached the condition of "art", and the studio, rather than the stage, became the focus of musical activity, which often involved creating music for listening rather than dancing. Progressive rock is based on fusions of styles, approaches and genres, involving a continuous move between formalism and eclecticism. Due to its historical reception, the scope of progressiv ...
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Dedicato A Frazz
"Dedicato" is an Italian R&B ballad written by Ivano Fossati and performed by Loredana Bertè. It was the first Bertè's single entering the top ten on the Italian hit parade. Fossati recorded the song in his album ''La mia banda suona rock''. Bertè and Fossati recorded a Spanish version of the song titled "Dedicado". Bertè also recorded an English version of the song titled "Dedicating". The song was adapted in French with the title "Dédié à toi" and performed by Dalida. In 2013, a new version was included by Gianna Nannini in her cover album ''Hitalia''. Track listing ;7" single – CGD 10117 # "Dedicato" – 4:35 (Ivano Fossati) # "Amico giorno" – 3:27 ( Mario Lavezzi, Oscar Avogadro, Daniele Pace Daniele Pace (20 April 1935 – 24 October 1985) was an Italian composer, lyricist and singer-songwriter. Life and career Born in Milan, Pace started his career as lead vocalist of the group I Marcellini. After a brief solo career as a singer ...) Charts Referen ...
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Maurizio Zarrillo
Maurizio is an Italian masculine given name, derived from the Roman name Mauritius. Mauritius is a derivative of Maurus, meaning ''dark-skinned, Moorish''. List of people with the given name Maurizio Art and music * Maurizio Arcieri (born 1945), singer * Maurizio Bianchi (born 1955), pioneer of noise music * Maurizio Cattelan (born 1960), artist * Maurizio Cazzati (1616–1678), composer * Maurizio Colasanti (born 1966), conductor * Maurizio De Jorio, italo disco and Eurobeat musician * Maurizio Lobina (born 1973), keyboardist * Maurizio Pollini (born 1942), classical pianist * Maurizio, minimal techno production duo * Maurizio Iacono (born 1975), singer for Death Metal band Kataklysm Film, television, and media * Maurizio Costanzo (born 1938), television personality * Maurizio De Santis, film producer * Maurizio Giuliano (born 1975), writer and journalist * Maurizio Merli (1940–1989), film actor * Maurizio Nichetti (born 1948), film screenwriter, actor and director * Maur ...
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Michele Zarrillo
Michele Zarrillo (born 13 June 1957) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is mainly known for hits such as "Una rosa blu" (A blue rose), "Cinque giorni" (Five days), L'elefante e la farfalla (The elephant and the butterfly) and "La notte dei pensieri" (The night of thoughts). In 1987 he won the Sanremo Music Festival, competing in the newcomers' section. Zarrillo took part in the competition several other times, the last time in 2017 with the song "Mani nelle mani" (Hands in the hands). He took part in Sanremo's competition 13 times, but only won once, as stated above. As a songwriter, he penned songs for several artists, including Ornella Vanoni and Renato Zero. Biography Zarrillo debuted as a musician in the 1970s, when he started playing guitar in the band Semiramis. In 1973, the band released the album ''Dedicato a Frazz''. Meanwhile, he wrote songs for popular Italian artists, including Ornella Vanoni and Renato Zero. In 1982 Zarrillo competed as a soloist at the Sanremo Mu ...
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Rome
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Trident Records
Trident Records released 6 albums from influential jazz musicians. Keno Duke is best known for his album ''Sense of Values'' on Strata-East Records, which happens to also feature Strozier and Mabern. Dick Griffin also released an album on Strata-East. Discography *TRS-501: Keno Duke & Contemporaries - ''Crest Of The Wave'' (1975) *TRS-502: Frank Strozier - ''Dance, Dance'' *TRS-503: Ted Curson - '' (Typical Ted)'' *TRS-504: Dick Griffin - ''Now Is The Time'' (1979) *TRS-506: Harold Mabern - ''Pisces Calling'' *TRS-507: Benny Powell Benny Powell (March 1, 1930 – June 26, 2010) was an American jazz trombonist. He played both standard (tenor) trombone and bass trombone. Biography Born Benjamin Gordon Powell Jr in New Orleans, Louisiana, he first played professionally ... - ''Coast to Coast'' (1982) External linksDiscogs American record labels Jazz record labels {{US-record-label-stub ...
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Italian Progressive Rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Initially termed "progressive pop", the style was an outgrowth of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz, folk, or classical music. Additional elements contributed to its " progressive" label: lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached the condition of "art", and the studio, rather than the stage, became the focus of musical activity, which often involved creating music for listening rather than dancing. Progressive rock is based on fusions of styles, approaches and genres, involving a continuous move between formalism and eclecticism. Due to its historical reception, the scope of progressive ...
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Gordon Faggetter
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Il Rovescio Della Medaglia
Il Rovescio della Medaglia, or RDM, were an Italian hard rock and symphonic rock band. They are most famous for their symphonic rock piece '' Contaminazione'', released in 1973. It contained four pieces from Bach's ''Well-tempered Clavier'' seamlessly integrated with RDM's own music, which often was inspired by rock or hard rock. In 1974 the record was released in an English version, ''Contamination'', with the group's name simplified to RDM, although still written in full on the back of the LP jacket. The band was produced by Luis Enríquez Bacalov. The band split up in 1977, but reformed in 1993. Personnel As listed on ''Contamination'': *Gino Campoli - percussives *Enzo Vita - guitar *Stefano Urso - bass *Franco di Sabbatino - keyboard *Pino Ballarini - vocals Discography *'' La Bibbia'' (1971) *'' Io come io'' (1972) *'' Contaminazione'' (1973) The Italian-language version features Johann Sebastian Bach on the cover of the LP and CD. The album's full title is ''Contaminazione ...
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Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ...
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Giampiero Artegiani
Giampiero Artegiani (14 May 1955 – 4 February 2019)
was an Italian singer-songwriter, lyricist and producer.


Life and career

Born in , at ten years old Artegiani learned to play banjo and guitar. In 1972 he joined the progressive rock group , and after the band disbanded he worked several years as a . In the late 1970s he founded the pop band I Carillon, and in the early 1980s he started a solo career as a singe ...
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