bell clapper, most common in Umbria, and the Apennines of Abruzza and the Marche : A form of multi-part song from Laziovillanella: A form of Calabrian multi-part songvillotte: A kind of lyric song with verses of 8 or 11 syllablesa voca regolare: A form of Calabrian multi-part songa voca diritta: A form of Calabrian multi-part songvjersh: A form of Albanian multi-part song found in Calabria and Basilicata Techniquesaccordo: A multi-part singing technique, also canto ad accordobasci: The bass voice in a trallalero ensemblebassu: The bass voice of the Sardinian tenoresboghe: The lead vocalist of a Sardinian tenores ensemblechitarra: A guitar, also a voice in trallalero ensembles that imitates the guitarcontra: The counter-vocalist of the Sardinian tenorescontrobasso: The baritone vocalist of the trallalero traditioncontrubassu: Alternate term for controbasso, the baritone vocalist of the trallalero traditioncuntrètu: A falsetto voicemesa boghe: The middle voice of the Sardinian tenoresprimmu: The tenor voice in a trallalero ensemble Other termsbandautore: A cantautore who composes music for a bandbello ideale: An aesthetic idea which embraced a predominant melody and other elements, beautiful idealboghe ballu: In Sardinian, harmony, or a danceable singing rhythm, literally we dance with our voicecantastorie: Itinerant musicians, now most commonly found in Sicilycantautori: Popular, modern singer-songwriterscarnevale: The Italian Carnivalcarnevale de Bagolino: A very famous Carnival, in the town of Bagolino, Bresciacondanna della vecchiaccia: An Umbrian ceremony that heralds the return of spring, the condemnation of the cronemaggio: A May celebrationmamutones: Masked performers in processions in Mamoiada in Sardiniascacciamarzo: A spring holidaysega la vecchia: An old mid-Lent ceremony, the sawing of the witchtarantate: Women who had been supposedly poisoned by the tarantula bite, and intended to cure themselves through the tarantella ritualtratto marzo: A spring holidayurlatori: A shouter, an expressive vocalistla vecchia: A carnevale ritual from Pontelangiornoveglie'': A central Italian musical gathering References Italian music Wikipedia glossaries using unordered lists