Vincenzo Valente (21 February 1855 in Corigliano Calabro – 6 September 1921 in Naples) was an Italian composer and writer. He was known for his and for his .
Life
Valente wrote his first piece, "Ntuniella", at the age of 15; this initiated a successful collaboration with Giambattista De Curtis. He wrote a total of ten operettas, the best known of which was
I granatieri of 1889; he also wrote texts for the actor
Nicola Maldacea, known for his
macchiette; he was most famous, though, for his songs, the most famous of which was "
Tiempe belle" of 1916. His musical work was published in
La Tavola Rotonda.
Valente was a member of the so-called Società dello Scorfano, an artistic society which ironically emphasized its supporters' brutishness; among its other members was the poet Ferdinando Russo.
Works
Operettas
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I granatieri
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Pasquita
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Signorina Capriccio
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L'usignolo
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Vertigini d'amore
Songs
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"'A capa femmena"
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"Peppì, Comme te voglio amà"
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"'E cerase"
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"Canzona amirosa"
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"I' Pazziava"
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"'A galleria nova"
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"'A bizzuchella"
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"Canzona cafona"
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"Cammisa affatata"
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"'O campanello"
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"'A sirena"
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"Montevergine"
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"Notte sul mare"
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"'O scuitato"
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"'A cammisa"
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"Manella mia"
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"L'ammore 'n campagna,"
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"Tarantella e lariulà"
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"'O napulitano a Londra"
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"Tiempe belle"
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"Jou-jou"
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"Bambola"
Bibliography
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Luigi De Bartolo – Liliana Misurelli, I suoni dell'anima. Vincenzo Valente interprete del sentimento popolare napoletano, MIT, Cosenza, 2005
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Luigi De Bartolo – Liliana Misurelli, Un ragazzo prodigio – dalla Calabria a Napoli. Aurora, Corigliano Calabro,
- This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article in the Italian Wikipedia.
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