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The study of the rich musical heritage of the Albanian communities, who settled on the Italian te... more The study of the rich musical heritage of the Albanian communities, who settled on the Italian territories over the centuries, has been recognized as specific and relevant since the early-1950s pioneering researches carried out in the arbëresh areas by Diego Carpitella and Ernesto De Martino.
In my paper, I will focus on the specific linguistic structures of the polyphonic practices adopted by the Italo-Albanian communities of Calabria.
This musical culture features involves many complex polyphonic techniques.
Furthermore, unlike other traditions of “multi-part” singing, the arbëresh polyphonic texture clearly employs a more horizontal, contrapuntal perspective, mainly focusing on two-part performances.
The main hypothesis of this study, which originated from the first analysis of the folkloric materials, regards the existence of close links between the different local practices constituting a comprehensive set of techniques, processes and practices of composition/performance related to a properly arbëresh musical system, beyond the occasional modifications due to standard performing dynamics.
The study of the rich musical heritage of the Albanian communities, who settled on the Italian te... more The study of the rich musical heritage of the Albanian communities, who settled on the Italian territories over the centuries, has been recognized as specific and relevant since the early-1950s pioneering researches carried out in the arbëresh areas by Diego Carpitella and Ernesto De Martino.
In my paper, I will focus on the specific linguistic structures of the polyphonic practices adopted by the Italo-Albanian communities of Calabria.
This musical culture features involves many complex polyphonic techniques.
Furthermore, unlike other traditions of “multi-part” singing, the arbëresh polyphonic texture clearly employs a more horizontal, contrapuntal perspective, mainly focusing on two-part performances.
The main hypothesis of this study, which originated from the first analysis of the folkloric materials, regards the existence of close links between the different local practices constituting a comprehensive set of techniques, processes and practices of composition/performance related to a properly arbëresh musical system, beyond the occasional modifications due to standard performing dynamics.