PPP243: Why does music use so many Italian terms?
Why are so many Italian terms used in music?Three big musical things happened in Italy which influenced how music is performed, heard, and notated. Listen to today's show to learn more. Listen to the full episode here Three big musical things happened in Italy Guido d'Arezzo (1st century) established an organized way of reading the writing musical notation on a staff of five lines with four spaces in between.Toward the end of the 16th century, a new form of entertainment was originated in Italy. This new form of entertainment, opera, combined the storytelling of Greek drama with music and visual…