ITEM
Il canto del lavoro Item Info
Il canto del lavoro - item
- Object ID:
- demo_0036
- Creator:
- La Voce del Padrone
- Type of Sound:
- Music
- Lyrics Composer:
- Edmondo Rossini; Libero Bovio
- Music Composer:
- Pietro Mascagni
- Instruments:
- Choir; Orchestra; Conductor
- Type of Music:
- Hymn
- Record Language:
- Italian
- Date:
- 1929
- Identifier:
- S 6800
- Linked Recording:
- demo_0035
- Rights:
- metadata-only record, please check the publication for rights
- Description:
- This song is a Fascist celebration of work and its contribution to the homeland. Composed by Pietro Mascagni, one of the most popular living Italian composers, it is introduced by a propaganda text in the catalog of the record company La Voce del Padrone dated October 1, 1929 (p. 220): "The new Italy, the Italy that marches confidently towards the future under the aegis of the Fascio Littorio, symbol of imperishable Romanity, today has its ‘Canto del Lavoro’, a veritable hymn of joy, glorifying the conquests of hard-won labor in the workshops and among the clods of mother earth; the idea of ‘Patria’ (Homeland) reigns supreme and is expressed with accents of the purest enthusiasm". Edmondo Rossoni and Libero Bovio wrote this vibrant, passionate poem, and Pietro Mascagni set it to music with the irresistible élan of his fiery imagination. Conceived by Rossoni in the bitterness of his pre-war exile, "Il Canto del Lavoro" powerfully expresses the sorrows and dazzling joys of those who live by their work. The performances, entrusted to La Scala choristers and orchestra teachers under the direction of Mo. Mascagni himself, and the Corpo Musicale della R. Marina Italiana (Mo. Aghemo), were nothing short of impressive."
- Online Resources:
- http://id.sbn.it/bid/DDS0201707
- Performers:
- Cori e Orchestra della Scala Pietro Mascagni
- Lyrics by:
- Edmondo Rossini Libero Bovio
- Music by:
- Pietro Mascagni
- Instruments:
- Choir Orchestra Conductor
- Genre:
- Hymn
- Sound Type:
- Music
- Recording Language:
- Italian
- Related Record:
- demo_0035
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Il canto del lavoro", REDIRE Database, Bonn Center for Digital Humanities (BCDH)
- Reference Link:
- http://localhost:4000/items/demo_0036.html
Rights
- Rights:
- metadata-only record, please check the publication for rights
- Standardized Rights:
- La Voce del Padrone, Catalogo generale, Aprile 1, 1929