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  1. The expression Italian popular music refers to the musical output which is not usually considered academic or Classical music but rather has its roots in the popular traditions, and it may be defined in two ways: it can either be defined in terms of the current geographical location of the Italian Republic with the exceptions of the Germanic ...

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      The earliest Italian popular music was the opera of the 19th...

  2. Although the generally light-hearted and ever-popular Rossini was certainly an exception to that, Italian music of the 19th century is dominated at the beginning by the likes of Bellini and Donizetti, giving to Italian music the lyrical melodies that have remained associated with it ever since.

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  4. Mina and Adriano Celentano are the best-selling artists in Italy. This is the chart of Italian music artists listed by estimated sales according to the most important Italian newspapers, national television channels and music magazines.

  5. Italy - Music, Opera, Folk: Italian music has been one of the supreme expressions of that art in Europe: the Gregorian chant, the innovation of modern musical notation in the 11th century, the troubadour song, the madrigal, and the work of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Claudio Monteverdi all form part of Italy’s proud musical heritage ...

  6. Oct 28, 2018 · Written by Francesca Bezzone on October 28, 2018. The multi-cultural origins of Italian traditional and popular music. Italy is a young country, after all. It only unified in 1861, a century and a half ago. We are used to consider pre-unification Italy as a political melting pot of states and principalities, often ruled over by foreign powers.

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