Tarantella & Tarantism "Tammurriata by Alla Bua"
Posted on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:00:06 -0500 in Rhythm Therapy
Tammurriata spettacolare realizzata dagli ALLA BUA (Gigi Toma e Fiore Maggiulli) durante il loro concerto live a Serrano nella "Sagra te lu Cuntadinu" i due tamburelli fanno ballare tutti a due giorni del gran Concertone della Notte della Taranta 2008 a Melpignano for more info: http://www.italianbusinessguide.com/ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE ALLA BUA- Gigi Toma, tamburello e voce- Fiore Maggiulli, tamburello e voce- Irene Toma, voce e oboe- Pierpaolo Sicuro, flauto traverso, flauto dolce, ciaramella, ottavino- Christian Calo, fisarmonica- Dario Marti, chitarra e voceTARANTELLA HISTORY AND DEFINITIONTarantella: A remarkable example of early music therapy that originated in the region of Taranto (20 miles from Lecce), a city in southeastern Italy, in the 15th to 17th centuries. There it was believed that the bite (PIZZICA) of the tarantula spider, while not fatal, caused a dire affliction called tarantism that was characterized by profound melancholy, a sense of imminent death, stupor, madness, and convulsions. Only dancing to a special type of music could cure the victim. The dancing was typically energetic and went for 3 or 4 days. The music to which the victim (and others) danced was the tarantella, a fast piece in 6/8 time with a lively and turbulent rhythm. The tarantella was performed on appropriate instruments, often with a shrill timbre. The music was selected to be in tune with the particular temperament of the victim. Thus, the tarantella was a type of music therapy tailored to the individual patient. for more info about Italy visit http://www.italianbusinessguide.com/TARANTISM (Disease and Tradition)Tarantism: A disease once thought to result from the bite of the tarantula spider. This extraordinary affliction was associated with melancholy, stupor, madness and an uncontrollable desire to dance. In fact, dancing off the tarantula venom was considered the only cure. The dancing was violent and energetic and went for 3 or4 days. In the 15th to 17th centuries, the city of Taranto in southern Italy was the center of tarantism which spread across most of southern Europe. The term "tarantism" (also called tarantismo or tarantolismo) comes from the town of Taranto. The large and very venomous tarantula is also named for the city of TarantoCONCERTI DELLA NOTTE DELLA TARANTA 2008Il Festival itinerante La Notte della Taranta - che precede il concertone finale di Melpignano del 23 agosto - si svolgerà dal 7 al 21 agosto (con la consueta pausa la sera del 15) nelle piazze dei Comuni della Grecìa Salentina (Calimera, Carpignano Salentino, Castrignano dei Greci, Corigliano d'Otranto, Cutrofiano, Martano, Martignano, Soleto, Zollino), di Alessano, Galatina, Cursi e Marina di AndranoNOTTE DELLA TARANTA 2008 in GRECIA SALENTINA (Salentinian Greece) Is a Griko-speaking area in the peninsula of Salento in southern Italy, near the town of Lecce. It consists of nine towns and belongs to province of Lecce and the administrative area of Apulia (Puglia). Nine towns make part of it: Calimera, Martano, Castrignano dei Greci, Corigliano d'Otranto, Melpignano, Soleto, Sternatia, Zollino and Martignano. In addition to these, there are two more towns represented in the Union of the Towns of Grecìa Salentina (Unione dei Comuni della Grecìa Salentina), Carpignano Salentino and Cutrofiano, though the inhabitants of these two towns have not spoken the Greek dialect called griko in two centuries
Author: 235binelli
Keywords: tarantism tammurriata tarantella italian music pizzica salentina lecce salento notte della taranta 2008
Added: August 21, 2008
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