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Romanza (other)
''Romanza'' is a 1997 music album by Andrea Bocelli, and its title track. Romanza (Italian and Spanish, 'Romance') may also refer to: * Romance (music), a traditional music term, including a list of compositions entitled "Romance" or "Romanza" ** Romanza (Sephardic music) *''Romanza'', a 2005 album by Liona Boyd *''Romanza'', a 2011 album by Jim Brickman *''Romanza'', a 2011 film directed by Michael Miner (''RoboCop'' writer) about Frank Lloyd Wright's Eddie's House See also * Romansa (other) * Romance (other) Romance may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings ** Romantic orientation, the classification of the sex or gender with which a pers ... * '' Romanza final'', a 1986 biographic film about opera singer Julián Gayarre {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanza
''Romanza'' is the first compilation album by Italian tenor singer Andrea Bocelli, released internationally in 1997. Although a compilation, ''Romanza'' is considered Bocelli's breakthrough album and is his most commercially successful, topping charts throughout Europe and Latin America. With over 20 million copies sold, it is both the best-selling Italian-language album and the best-selling predominantly non-English language album of all time, as well as one of the best-selling albums worldwide. Background The album is a compilation of Bocelli's two previous pop albums, '' Il mare calmo della sera'', released in 1994, and '' Bocelli'', released in 1995. Promotion North America As ''Romanza'' was Bocelli's first album released in the United States and Canada, both the album and Bocelli himself were heavily promoted. This included Bocelli being featured in Hotel Bellagio's commercials in North America, as well as his voice being heard in its fountain show. PBS also playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance (music)
The term romance (, , , , , , ) has a centuries-long history. Applied to narrative ballads in Spain, it came to be used by the 18th century for simple lyrical pieces not only for voice, but also for instruments alone. The ''Oxford Dictionary of Music'' states that "generally it implies a specially personal or tender quality". Instrumental music bearing the title "Romance" Typically, a Classical piece or movement called a "Romance" is in three, meaning three beats in the bar * Ludwig van Beethoven, Beethoven: two violin romances (''Romanzen'') for violin and orchestra, Violin Romance No. 1 (Beethoven), No. 1 G major, Op. 40; Violin Romance No. 2 (Beethoven), No. 2 in F major, Op. 50 take the form of a loose theme and variations * Johannes Brahms: ''Romanze'' in F major for piano, Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 (Brahms), Op. 118, No. 5 (1893) * Max Bruch: "Romance for Viola and Orchestra in F" * Arthur Butterworth: Romanza for horn and string quartet with double bass ad libitum ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanza (Sephardic Music)
The romanza or romanca is a variant of the medieval Spanish musical romance or ballad which is one of the two main genres of Sephardic music. The text consists of 16-syllable verses, each one divided in the middle into a pair of isometric hemistiches of 8 syllables by a cesura.Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...Romanza"The themes of the Sephardic romances reflect the Hispanic heritage, carried and preserved in the communities of the former Ottoman area and in Northern Morocco. The musical style reflects the musical culture of the peoples among whom the Jews lived, including the Turkish makamlar, Berber and Balkan rhythms and European influences. The romance is usually performed as a woman solo song and is mostly used as a lullaby. Very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liona Boyd
Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd, (born 11 July 1949) is a Canadian classical guitarist often referred to as the 'First Lady of the Guitar'. Music career Early years Boyd was born in London and grew up in Toronto. Her father grew up in Bilbao, Spain, and her mother in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Her grandmother was from Linares, Spain, the birthplace of the "king of the classical guitar", Andrés Segovia. During her family's first of two ocean voyages to Canada she made her debut performance playing "Bluebells of Scotland" on a treble recorder in a talent show on the ship. When she was thirteen, she was given her first guitar, a Christmas present which her parents had bought in Spain seven years earlier. She took lessons from Eli Kassner, Narciso Yepes, Alirio Díaz, Julian Bream, and Andrés Segovia. Boyd received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Toronto in 1972, graduating with honours. After graduation she studied privately for two years with Alexandre Lagoya in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Brickman
James Merrill Brickman (born November 20, 1961) is an American pop songwriter, pianist and radio host. Brickman has earned two Grammy nominations for his albums ''Peace'' (2003) for Best Instrumental, and ''Faith'' (2009) for Best New Age Album.The 52nd annual Grammy Awards nominees list He won a Canadian Country Music Award, a presented by the Gospel Music Association, and was twice named Songwriter of the Year by |
Eddie's House
Eddie's House was a doghouse designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Berger family of San Anselmo, California, to be used by their dog Eddie. Wright designed Eddie's House to be in keeping with the family's home, known as the Robert Berger House, which he had previously designed. The plans for the doghouse were completed by Wright in 1957, and the triangular house was built in 1963. In 1973 Eddie's House was removed and thrown away, but in 2010 Jim and Eric Berger, sons of Robert Berger, rebuilt Eddie's House from the original plans for a segment in ''Romanza'', a documentary film by Michael Miner about Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural works in California. The doghouse remains the smallest structure Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed. History Eddie's House was a doghouse designed by Frank Lloyd Wright as an addition to the Robert Berger House. The Robert Berger House is a dwelling designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Berger family. Wright gave the plans to trained engineer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romansa (other)
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Romansa may refer to: * ''Romansa'' (1947 film), a Filipino film starring Mila del Sol * ''Romansa'' (1970 film), an Indonesian film starring Chitra Dewi *''Romansa'', a 1979 Filipino film starring Vilma Santos * ''Romansa'' (Cindy Bernadette album), 2012 *"Romansa", song by Nedeljko Bajić Baja from the album '' Zapisano je u vremenu'' See also *Romanza (other) *Romance (other) Romance may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings ** Romantic orientation, the classification of the sex or gender with which a pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance (other)
Romance may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings ** Romantic orientation, the classification of the sex or gender with which a person experiences romantic attraction towards or is likely to have a romantic relationship with ** Romantic friendship, a very close but typically non-sexual relationship between friends, often involving a degree of physical closeness beyond that which is common in contemporary Western societies * Romance languages, a subgroup of the Italic languages ** Romance studies, an academic discipline studying the languages, literatures, and cultures of areas that speak a Romance language Places * Romance, Arkansas, U.S. * Romance, Missouri, U.S. * Romance, West Virginia U.S. * Romance, Wisconsin, U.S. Arts, entertainment, and media Comics * Romance comics, genre of comics of which the central plot focuses on the romantic relationships of the mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
