music of Sardinia

overview of music and music traditions of the Italian island

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Abstract is: Sardinia is probably the most culturally distinct of all the regions in Italy and, musically, is best known for the tenore polyphonic singing, sacred chants called gosos, the launeddas, an ancient instrument that consists of a set of three single-reed pipes, all three mouth-blown simultaneously using circular breathing, with two chanters and one drone and the cantu a chiterra, a monodic song that is accompanied by guitar, widespread mainly in the center and north of the island.

music of Sardinia is …
instance of (P31):
music genreQ188451
music by country or regionQ75054287

sublass of (P279):
music of ItalyQ3679098

External links are
P9185AllMusic genre/style IDma0000002844
P9881Every Noise at Once IDmusicasarda
P646Freebase ID/m/011btnqr

P910topic's main categoryCategory:Music in SardiniaQ8652698

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FileName: Selargius - Costume tradizionale (25).JPG

Description: Costume tradizionale

Artist: Gianni Careddu

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Reverse relations

genre (P136)
Q55440954Cordas et Cannas
Q113636220Is Cantores
Q116057767Sonos de memoria

subclass of (P279)
Q117632843Sardinian folk music
Q125088409Su cuncordu

Q15059668Gavino Gabrielfield of workP101
Q8652698Category:Music in Sardiniacategory's main topicP301

The articles in Wikimedia projects and languages

      Music of Sardiniawikipedia
      Musique sardewikipedia
      Musica della Sardegnawikipedia
scMusica sardawikipedia

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