Inspiration Ideas for Italian Tunes to learn...

[Dingo40]

Has anyone mentioned "la Cesarina "??
See here:
Another rendition:

 

[Corinto]

Lots of italian tunes here = https://www.organetto.net/partiture-1/fisarmonica
and here = https://www.organetto.net/partiture-1/organetto/spartiti-a-note

 

[Scuromondo]

Scuromondo,
Is this the one??
It has a long history !?

Dingo,
Yes, though I have never heard a choral arrangement of it before; and the pace of this one is almost somber whereas (despite the bittersweet lyrics) it’s generally played with a much more upbeat tempo.

 

[Ric46]

Dingo,
Yes, though I have never heard a choral arrangement of it before; and the pace of this one is almost somber whereas (despite the bittersweet lyrics) it’s generally played with a much more upbeat tempo.

with music from 0.30

 

[Ric46]

Has anyone mentioned "la Cesarina "??
See here:
Another rendition:

Another very classic! But maybe a little bit hard...

 

[Tom]

So many tunes, so little time. Oh well, 21 in 21 weeks anyone?

 

[HiTechBiniou]

L'Italiano is my favorite. It has a very lifting quality and very good to make a party going if you play it with energy.

 

[Dingo40]

HiTech,
I agree, it is a catchy tune!
See here:?
For those of us who don't know Italian ?:

 

[Dingo40]

Here it is played on accordion:
For the more enterprising, here it is on accordion plus voice:

 

[Ventura]

for decades my Mandolin/Figonina/Trumpet player would
get the yearly San Remo winners and we would learn one or two
of the most appealing songs by ear for local performance

Toto Cutugno remained a contributor of excellent songs and
new ideas, all the way through his most excellent and unforgettable
"Insieme... unite unite Euro" line for the song
he wrote to support and encourage the European Union

while traditional songs are wonderful to learn and play and fall in love with,
the Hit Parade is also an important tool for Musicians who want to
really connect with their audience(s)

and never be afraid... if it appeals to you and you think you can
pull it off, give it a try

hell, i play Ramazotti and Zuccero hits with no shame at all !

just like the yearly Eurovision winning songs, which gave me many
great tunes to learn and share (Waterloo) a look back at San Remo through the years
will introduce you to artists you would otherwise never hear of
(if you are not European) and dozens of great songs that are
playable on accordion

ciao

Ventura

 

[JerryPH]

I'm a touch surprised no one mentioned it yet, but a song that's fairly easy but absolutely lovely... Por una Cabeza

 

[Dingo40]

This one, Jerry?
Nice!??

 

[JerryPH]

This one, Jerry?
Nice!??

That's the one!

 

[JeffJetton]

That's the one!

A stunningly wonderful song, but actually from Argentina, not Italy.

(Although the lyricist did have Italian parents at least.)

 

[Lucio76]

I would suggest playing "Il valzer di Mezzanotte", easy and beautiful.

 

[Valski]

Marina by Rocco Granata is a popular song and it's easy to play, catchy and popular. It's also authentically Italian.

 

[JerryPH]

A stunningly wonderful song, but actually from Argentina, not Italy.

(Although the lyricist did have Italian parents at least.)

Whoops! I've just heard it mostly in reference to Italian music... my bad

 

[Tom]

All good! Played at a day center yesterday and actually had a request for Italian music. How rare! Let's see, I played Serenata Aviglianese, Ho Detto al Sole, Carnevale di Venezia, Amore Mio non Piangere, Piemontesina Bella. Same old stuff but I like 'em.

 

[Accordionna]

I've been asked to find sheet music (here or in Europe) for Tango Fuego, Arturo Caruso, as performed here:
Requests to other social media accordion groups drew blanks. Thanks for any leads you can provide!

 

[Jeremyh]

I found this site https://www.accordion-scores.com/partitions/Arturo+Caruso

I know nothing about the site, it looks like you may have to pay for the download, although I think you get a 5 day free trial. NFI.