Tarantella Napoletana
The "Tarantella Napoletana" is the tarantella associated with Naples. It is familiar to North American viewers of popular media as a quintessentially "Italian" musical riff or melody.
Examples of its use include Gioachino Rossini's "La Danza" from Soirées Musicales (1830–1835).[1]
The tarantella was adapted into the 1950 song "Lucky, Lucky, Lucky Me" written by Buddy Arnold and Milton Berle, and performed by Evelyn Knight and the Ray Charles Band.[2]
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References[]
- ^ Lancaster, Jordan (2005). In the shadow of Vesuvius, p.187-188. ISBN 978-1-85043-764-2.
- ^ "Lucky, Lucky, Lucky Me". Secondhand Songs.
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