Diego Carpitella
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Diego Carpitella Italian
professor of ethnomusicology
at La Sapienza University in Rome
. He is considered one of the greatest scholars of Italian folk music
. Published extensively between 1949 and 1989. He collaborated with the Centro Nazionale Studi di Musica Popolare
from 1952-58, collecting more than 5, 000 Italian folk songs. He was the founder of the journal Culture musicali.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
professor of ethnomusicology
Ethnomusicology
Ethnomusicology is defined as "the study of social and cultural aspects of music and dance in local and global contexts."Coined by the musician Jaap Kunst from the Greek words ἔθνος ethnos and μουσική mousike , it is often considered the anthropology or ethnography of music...
at La Sapienza University in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. He is considered one of the greatest scholars of Italian folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
. Published extensively between 1949 and 1989. He collaborated with the Centro Nazionale Studi di Musica Popolare
Centro Nazionale Studi di Musica Popolare
The Centro Nazionale Studi di Musica Popolare is a scholarly center for music studies in Italy. It is housed on the premises of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome....
from 1952-58, collecting more than 5, 000 Italian folk songs. He was the founder of the journal Culture musicali.