Peppino Turco

Peppino Turco

Giuseppe “Peppino” Turco (born in Naples in 1846, died Naples 1907) was an Italian songwriter. Initially he was a renowned journalist and poet, collaborating with the satirical newspaper "Capitan Fracassa" in Rome and various Neapolitan periodicals. However it is for his verses put to music that he is best known.

Funiculì, Funiculà

Turco lived in Rome for much of his life, but frequented the thermal baths at Castellammare di Stabia every summer. In 1880 it was there that he collaborated with Luigi Denza to write the verses for "Funiculì, Funiculà". The song became a huge international success and sold over one million copies, representing for many the birth of the modern Neapolitan song.

Other songs

Turco also wrote the verses to lesser known songs:
* "‘O telefono"
* "Uocchie nire"
* "Taranti, tarantella"
* "Capille nire"
* "Vocca ‘e rosa"

External references

* [http://www.vesuvioinrete.it/funicolare/e_funicolare_funiculi.htm Vesuvioinrete]
* [http://guide.dada.net/musica_napoletana/interventi/2005/05/209804.shtml Musica napoletana] it


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