The Italian Cantastorie - for iPad/Mac/PC: Recent Episodes
The Open University
Italians are world renowned as passionate people, and their passion feeds through to their music and story telling. This album explores the tradition of the Cantastorie - the Italian Storyteller. Cantastorie Mauro Geraci explains the intricacies of the music, the paintings, the instruments and the drama of the performance. This material is drawn from The Open University course AA317, Words and music.
Transcript -- Mauro Geraci tells us what a cantastorie is and what skills do these artists have.
How the cantastorie engages with the audience, and how the lyrics relate to the images in the posters.
Transcript -- How the cantastorie engages with the audience, and how the lyrics relate to the images in the posters.
The importance of the cartellone (the poster) - it's function, and how it helps the cantastorie tell a story.
Transcript -- The importance of the cartellone (the poster) - it's function, and how it helps the cantastorie tell a story.
The relationship between the cantasorie and his guitar - how the guitar can add, or take away from a story.
Transcript -- The relationship between the cantasorie and his guitar - how the guitar can add, or take away from a story.
Mauro Geraci performs Antunellu Missinisi, the story of Anonello a young artist in 15th Century Italy.
Transcript -- Mauro Geraci performs Antunellu Missinisi, the story of Anonello a young artist in 15th Century Italy.
Mauro Geraci performs Il Conto Paro, a story about modern times, focusing on the London bombings and the G8 summit.
Transcript -- Mauro Geraci performs Il Conto Paro, a story about modern times, focusing on the London bombings and the G8 summit.