Transcript Diapositiva 1

The mask of Pulcinella, as we know it
today, was officially invented in Naples
by the actor Silvio Fiorillo in the second
half of the Sixteenth century, but the
Pulcinella’s origins are much older.
The assumptions are varied: some claim
that he can descend from "Pulcinella" a
small chick that has a hooked nose,
other say that the mask depicts a
peasant of Acerra , Puccio d'Aniello
who, in the Eighteenth century joined, as
a buffoon, a company of travelers
passing through his country.
As symbol of our region, it will be
Pulcinella himself to join us in
discovering the most typical of our
traditions.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
The Basque tambourine , also called simply “ tambourine”, is
a musical instrument percussion sound limit, which belongs to
the category of membranophones, spread throughout the
Mediterranean Southern Europe, Italy included, especially in its
central and southern regions.
The instrument consists of a ring of wood on which is stretched
a membrane of skin. In the frame
there are cracks in which are applied to cimbalini (rattles), which
enriches every percussion sound with their jingle.
A mandolin (Italian: mandolino) is a musical instrument in the lute
family (plucked, or strummed). It descends from the mandore, a
soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard (the
top) comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardropshaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin
may have f-holes, or a single round or oval sound hole. A round or
oval sound hole may be bordered with decorative rosettes or
purfling, but usually doesn't feature an intricately carved grille like
a Baroque era mandolin.
The triccaballacca is a percussion instrument used in Neapolitan folk
music and, generally speaking, in folk music throughout much of
Southern Italy. Technically, it is a "clapper" and consists of three percussive
mallets mounted on a base, the outer two of which are hinged at the base
and are moved in to strike the central piece, which is fixed; a rhythmic sound
is produced by the clicking of wood on wood and the simultaneous sound of
the small metal disks—called "jingles"—mounted on the instrument. The
instrument comes in different sizes, the most common of which is about a
foot-and-a-half high, small enough to be cradled in the arms easily.
The putipù (Italian pronunciation: [putiˈpu]) is a percussion instrument
used in Neapolitan folk music and, generally speaking in the folk music of
much of Southern Italy. (An alternatate name is "caccavella".)
Thename putipù is onomatopoeia for the "burping" sound the instrument
makes when played. The instrument consists of a membrane stretched
across a resonating chamber, like a drum. Instead of the membrane being
stuck, however, a handle is used to compress air rhythmically within the
chamber. The air then spurts audibly out of the not-quite-hermetic seal that
fastens the membrane to the wooden body of the instrument. The sound is
widely regarded a "rustic"--even humorous--[citation needed]and is
reminiscent of the sound of a belch, flatulence, or the sound one gets from
cupping the palm of the hand into the armpit and snapping the upper arm
down.
“DANCE”
TARANTELLA
The term tarantella , you define some dances traditional predominantly in
Southern Italy and the corresponding musical melodies, which are mainly in
fast tempo in various meters : the various types have a metric of melodic and
rhythmic phrasing in 6 / 8, 18 / 8 or 4 / 4, either greater than in a minor key ,
according to local
In the Nineteenth century. tarantella has become one of the best-known
emblems of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and his name has replaced the
names of several pre-existing dances of various regions of southern Italy,
making it the best known Italian dance abroad. The spread of the fashion of
the period explain the fact that today various types of dances and dance
music bear the name of "Tarantella."
‘NDREZZATA
The ' ndrezzata (which in the dialect of Ischia means interlaced ) is
a singing ritual , performed during a dance with swords and sticks
(called mazzarielli ) the date of Easter , the feast patron of St John at
Buonopane, or in other special occasions; Buonopane is a fraction of the
town of Barano , on ' the island of Ischia .
PIZZICATA
This dance, come to this day, primarily through the oral memory, has the
specific figures of the dancing couple with a jump to the theme of love,
courtship or playful. According to the older, is the man jumping with skill
revolves around the woman who maintains an attitude rather proud, but
detached and uses the handkerchief as an element of contact and
communication. Actions are composed of alternating hops rhythmic side or
front, with the support foot which is presented to a partner ' invitation.
TAMMURIATA
The tammurriata is a dance traditional Campania .
The term tammurriata designated until a few decades ago only a vocal and
instrumental repertoire, and currently represents a complex family of balls on
the drum (called the direct perpetrators simply "dance").
In a broader classification of Italian ethnic dances, the Tammuriata is included in the
family of Southern tarantella , and it constitutes a specific subgroup.
The original rhythm-based strictly binary, the participation in the dance only in pairs
(mixed or not), a ' intense dynamics of the arms, the use of castanets ( castanets ),
which, besides providing the basic rhythm, underlines the particular kinetics of hands,
arms and torso.
“TRADITIONAL DECORATIVE ARTS”
MOSAICO
The mosaic is a pictorial composition of fragments obtained by the use of
materials ( tiles ) of different kinds and colors (stone, glass ,shells ), which
can be decorated with gold and precious stones .
AFFRESCO
The fresco is an ancient painting technique that is accomplished by painting
withpigments usually diluted in mineral water on wet plaster: this way, once the
plaster has completed the process of carbonation, color changes will be fully
incorporated , thus acquiring a particular resistance to water and time.
INTARSIO
It is based in assembling together small pieces of wood, the first cut and
shaped according to the design you want to play. In the beginning, to get
the nuances, were used in all natural wood (walnut, holly, thuja, orange,
etc ...) as the backbone of the mobile was olive, walnut or chestnut.In this
way you get a game-scurale clear that it was due to the different tones of
wood and finally perfected by small incisions, always hand-made, filled
with dark grout.
DORATURA
The gilding is a process of ornamental decoration used on different materials
and different techniques to embellish an object by means of an extremely
thin layer of gold , said leaf . More rarely used are substitutes for gold, such
as alloys that simulate gold or silver or copper.
Its main uses are in the production of valuable volumes for bibliophiles in the
decoration of furniture and luxury in the ' art .
PORCELLANA
The Capodimonte porcelain owes its name to the hill of Capodimonte in Naples ,
where, in the middle of the Eighteenth century , when King Charles of Bourbon and his
wife Maria Amalia of Saxony founded the Royal Factory of Capodimonte. In addition to
the Museum of Capodimonte , porcelain produced by this famous works are preserved
in remarkable quantities even at Museo Duca di Martina , also known as " Floridiana ",
in Gaetano Filangieri Museum and Museo Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortes .
PRESEPE
The Neapolitan crib is one of the most well-established traditions of
Christmas and follow that has remained unchanged for centuries. The term
“ crib” derives from the Latin “Praesepe” ( or “presepio, or even “
praesepium”), which means “ manger” and indicates the place where,
according to the Gospel, our Lord was thought to be born.
San Gregorio Armeno
“FESTIVALS”
FESTA DI PIEDIGROTTA
The festival of Piedigrotta was once a religious festival in Naples, inherited by the
Bourbons, and took place at night between 7 and 8 September, at the Nativity of
the Virgin Mary. During the early morning of September 7, the streets and lobbies of
the buildings are decorated for the feast, during which the parade floats,
enriched with real orchestras with guitars and mandolins
FUJENTI
It is one of the most beautiful religious festivals of Southern Italy .
The “flying” , or “ fujenti”, are a groups of people devoted to the Virgin of the
Arch, who is venerated at the shrine of Our Lady of the Arch in the town of St.
Anastasia (Italy) . Each year, the day ofEaster , the Monday after Easter , a
multitude of people coming mostly from village bells , go along the roads
leading to the shrine: they are the fujenti (literally “ those who go” , in
Neapolitan dialect ) devotees to the Virgin.
They thank her for what she has given them, or they prey for their loved ones.