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1 online resource (94 min.) |
| Summary |
For several decades now, the excellence of Sardinian tenor singing has a name: Tenores Di Bitti. This DVD, Ancestral Voices, is dedicated to the group that made history in this fascinating field of male polyphony. There are few literary works that address this topic, but it certainly lacked a film that would document extensively this age-old vocal style. This is the first product of its kind on the market and it fills a void difficult to explain. The video is divided into two parts. The first part is a live recording of the Tenores Di Bitti in concert in Turin (50 minutes) showing their vocal art and the variety of their repertoire, which includes serenades, traditional dances, satirical songs, poetry and religious hymns. The second part consists of a series of interviews with the members of the group carried out in Sardinia (45 minutes): each component in turn explains us the origins of this ancestral song, the characteristics of their voices and the techniques used to harmonize in the choir, how to sing and master a vast repertoire, reminiscent of the long history of this legendary band and their commitment as teachers in the only school of traditional sardinian tenor singing of the island. In this second part, you will enjoy other examples of vocal concerts performed in suggestive places: the mountains of Calavrina, the churches of Bitti, the Nuragic site Romanzesu in the countryside of Bitti. This video takes us through the discovery and understanding of one of the most fascinating phenomena and ancient Mediterranean voice, a singing style that has been declared by UNESCO as 'Intangible Heritage of Humanity.' The group's line-up may have changed, with only half the original members remaining, but the Tenores Di Bitti have once more confirmed their place as the number one Sardinian vocal group, the leading exponents of a "school" that over the years has won the admiration of internationally renowned artists such as Frank Zappa, Peter Gabriel, Lester Bowie and Ornette Coleman, whose enthusiasm for the group's sound has led to a number of collaborations. Voci Ancestrali dalla Sardegna (Ancestral Voices from Sardinia) finds the group back on top form and will surely win them many new admirers, joining those who have already been bewitched by the magical quality of their interpretations |
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Title from resource description page (viewed February 01, 2016) |
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In Italian with English subtitles |
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Tenores di Bitti.
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Vocal quartets, Unaccompanied.
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Vocal groups -- Italy -- Sardinia
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Vocal groups.
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Vocal quartets, Unaccompanied.
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Italy -- Sardinia.
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interviews.
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Interviews.
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Documentary films.
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Filmed performances.
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Documentary films.
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Interviews.
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Filmed performances.
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Documentaires.
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Interviews.
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Spectacles filmés.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Grippi, Beppe, director
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Rivoira, Franco, director
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Tenores di Bitti, performer.
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