Music From Italy

Music is the creative art of arranging different sounds in melodic time to create a meaningful composition in music through the components of rhythm, melody, balance, and timbre in accordance with what the composer wants to achieve. It is probably one of the most universal artistic cultural aspects of all mankind’s cultures. Music has evolved over the course of history from simple drum beats and animal grunts to a sophisticated symphony of Western and Eastern musical styles. Because music involves the human mind and can express thoughts and emotions, it is an important component of culture that has played a crucial role in the shaping of society.

Among the most well-known forms of music are classical music, which predate the birth of most other forms of Western music by thousands of years; Romanticism, which depicts the romantic side of European culture in the works of key composers; and Post-Impressionism, which are the aesthetic school of art associated with changes in painting style brought about by the New French movement. Baroque is a term referring to the oldest known musical instrument, the lute, which was used in early Italian music. It had very simple mechanisms and required a wooden body and a string. The earliest known version of the baroque lute was written in 1507 in Venice. The term “Baroque” is sometimes used to describe any type of early Italian musical instrument, though, and is sometimes used today to refer loosely to any type of Western music featuring complex rhythmic patterns.

Some types of early Italian music, like the soprano voice or the tenor flute, are the ancestor of modern day blues music. Other early Italian composers of similar genres include Horacek, Britten, Bussorelle, and Mantovino. Early Jewish composers include Munkatha, Vilbo, ben Hurrica, and Zemli. All of these artists made contributions to the world of music, yet their locations, genres, and musical influences are hazy.