LB2-AT9418 - Livignano 13/8/94 various maggio melodies and canzonette

Livignano 13/8/94 various maggio melodies, canzonette and stornelli performed by Mario Ferri, Giulio Pedri. Ugo Bartolomei plays canti da ballo on the fisarmonica. From fieldnotes: AT98/18A and B Mario Ferri b. 1921 (next door neighbour in Livignano) Giulio Pedri b. 1913 Ugo Bartolomei - fisarmonica Singing maggio and canzonette and some stornelli, last one ‘Firenze sogna’ (audience includes Patrizia Bartolomei and wife of Mario Ferri) About 20 minutes total of singing (fisarmonica usually too loud) Much interesting discussion of old maggio. Mario Ferri only sang maggio in 1946 with Molinello company - see separate notes. AT94/18A: • 2 stanzas from Eronte (Mario) • 1 stanza from Eronte (Giulio) • 1 stanza from Eronte (Mario) • 1 stanza from Eronte (Giulio) • A bit of ottava (Mario) • A bit of canzonetta (Mario) • Talk of old maggio singers Nania Comparini (Camporgiano) and Alberto Pedri (Gambarotta) • Paggio from Eronte • Aria like some from Verrucole (Mario) “il Berto” • Ottava from Conquista della Corona (st. 149) (Mario) • Il cielo di Capri (canzonetta) bit (Mario) AT94/18B • Mario 2 canzonette from the 1930s (with Ugo) • Stornelli by Mario (alla romana x3 too) • Operetta “se io sapassi leggere” • La miniera (fragment) • Stanzas of maggio - 1 Mario, 1 Giulio . Language as given: Italian