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Tiempe Belle
"Tiempe belle" is a Neapolitan song written by Vincenzo Valente in 1916; the words are by Aniello Califano Aniello Califano (19 January 1870 in Sorrento – 20 February 1919 in Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino) was an Italian poet and writer. He was the author of numerous Neapolitan songs, the music to which was composed by various Neapolitan compos .... It is Valente's most famous composition. References 1916 songs Neapolitan songs {{Italy-culture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincenzo Valente
Vincenzo Valente (21 February 1855 in Corigliano Calabro – 6 September 1921 in Naples) was an Italian composer and writer. He was known for his Neapolitan songs and for his operettas. Life Valente wrote his first piece, "Ntuniella", at the age of 15; this initiated a successful collaboration with Giambattista De Curtis. He wrote a total of ten operettas, the best known of which was '' I granatieri'' of 1889; he also wrote texts for the actor Nicola Maldacea, known for his ''macchiette''; he was most famous, though, for his songs, the most famous of which was "Tiempe belle" of 1916. His musical work was published in '' La Tavola Rotonda''. Valente was a member of the so-called ''Società dello Scorfano'', an artistic society which ironically emphasized its supporters' brutishness; among its other members was the poet Ferdinando Russo Ferdinando Russo (November 25, 1866 – January 30, 1927) was a prominent Neapolitan journalist primarily remembered as a dialect poet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aniello Califano
Aniello Califano (19 January 1870 in Sorrento – 20 February 1919 in Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino) was an Italian poet and writer. He was the author of numerous Neapolitan songs, the music to which was composed by various Neapolitan composers. A number of his songs, especially " 'O surdato 'nnammurato", remain popular today. Biography Aniello Michele Califano was born in Sorrento on 19 January 1870 to Alfonso Califano, an important landowner of Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino, and to local noblewoman Rosa Rispoli, related to the Fiorentino family and co-owner of the large Rispoli hotel, where the prestigious Grand Hotel Vittoria was born. He lived his childhood in his father's villa of Sant'Egidio until the age of 18. Enrolled in the technical institute for surveyors in Naples, he began to write his first verses in the Neapolitan language. At school he excelled in Italian and history, and was taken by the first poems published by Ferdinando Russo, who was only four years o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 Songs
Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that has been stored and cooled. * January 9 – WWI: Gallipoli Campaign – The last British troops are evacuated from Gallipoli, as the Ottoman Empire prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture Constantinople. * January 10 – WWI: Erzurum Offensive – Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. * January 12 – The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, part of the British Empire, is established in modern-day Tuvalu and Kiribati. * January 13 – WWI: Battle of Wadi (1916), Battle of Wadi – Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the Mesopotamian campaign in modern-day Iraq. * January 29 – WWI: Paris is bombed by German Empire, German zeppelins. * January 31 – WWI: An attack is planned on Verdun, France. Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
