- Tenores di Bitti
The Tenores di Bitti are a
traditional folk music group fromBitti ,Sardinia who employ apolyphonic vocal style, often described as a type ofovertone singing , whoseoral tradition dates back to 3000 BC Liner notes, "S'amore 'e mama".] .The Tenores di Bitti are considered one of the best and most traditional groups in Sardinia. They extemporize or perform
poems with each singer taking one of four parts: "boke", "bassu", "contra", or "mea'oke". "Boke" is the soloist and providesmelody , "bassu" is the root and provides the tonic, "contra" provides the fifth, and "mea'oke" provides the octave above the fifth, filling out an chord injust intonation . Piero Sanna and Daniele Cossellu alternate "boke" and "mesa 'oke" on different songs while on all songs Tancredi Tucconi and Mario Pira take "contra" and "bassu" respectively.Their album "S'amore 'e mama" includes the ambient noises of the various recording locations in Bitti including churches, streets, canteens, bars, countryside, and "
nuraghe ".Recordings
* "Tenores di Bitti Remunnu 'e Locu: S'amore 'e mama" ["Mother's Love"] . Real World.
* "Tenores di Bitti Mialinu Pira: Su monte 'e mesus" .
ee also
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Tenores ource
External links
* [http://www.tenoresdibitti.com/homeengl.htm TenoresdiBitti.com, English]
* [http://www.tenoresbitti.com/indexeng.html TenoresBitti.com, English]
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