by Prof. Cosmo Trident.
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The directory of funeral marches of composers Molfetta, a march that is often performed during the processions of the passion and Friday of Holy Week is the Master Amedeo Vella, entitled "A tear on the grave of my mother" , known throughout the south and Italy also made famous by the movie by Vittorio De Sica "Bread and love ..." (1956) and Amarcord by Federico Fellini (1974). The shape
"tear" (with the "g") is due to the transformation process of the voiceless consonants c, p, t in the corresponding sound: g, b, d, from Latin to vernacular languages. This form was often adopted by writers in the literary language, particularly in centuries past. I will mention a few; Dante (Vita Nova): "Crying came forth from him for my heart / with a voice that often leads / sorrowful tears in his eyes sad" ; Rate: "The rising tears to see them / were the rays the only crystal and pearls "; Petrarca " O room that you were already a port / to the serious storms my day / night of tears se'or source, / that 's day hidden for shame " ; Pascoli "Still in my eyes I feel that I am / what you bathed in agony / unfinished tear eyelashes" ; Verga: "He always paid his holiday, in the currency of tears and secret shame ", B. Cross: "The artist must give us the tears of things and not his tears" ; Carducci "She sang this earthly vale of tears, our joys are snow in the sun, the glory of the transfigured beyond where 'eternal soul wallowing in voluptuousness ".
The title of the march is symbolic because it contains moments that belong to the nature of human beings: death, death of a mother's grave, tears. Death is part of life. In fact everything in the universe has a beginning and an end. When John, in Revelation 22.13, does Christ say to her: "I am the First and the Last, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End of the Origin and the End point "must somehow have known that in nature there is a sort of" finality "of" intelligent summary of things. " It was not his, the exaggeration of a visionary, a mystic of the joke. This process, in fact, there is life in general, the existence of things in the course of historical processes.
The reason why we can not accept the death is due to the fact that instinctively reject the idea that we are missing a loved one, such as his mother.
"The death of his mother - Oriana Fallaci writes - is the death of the creature that you have conceived, carried in the belly, gave their lives. The moment he dies, he dies physically a part of you. "
The grave is the goal of all: "Omnes eodem cogimur" (we are all driven towards the same goal) says Horace (Odes, II, 3, 25). What about the tears often, unfortunately, are linked to the funeral condolences. The deep sorrow at the death of a spouse expresses itself in tears.
The march, as reported by prof. Mauro Spagnolo, was published in parts printed by the publishing house "Pucci" Portici (Napoli), which now owns. The march, after a quick start in G minor, has a beautiful hand, in the same key, given the tenor flugelhorn that forms the dominant theme. For this reason, extremely poignant and lyrical follows a trio in G major, highly original, characterized by a continuous arpeggios of clarinets.
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"tear" (with the "g") is due to the transformation process of the voiceless consonants c, p, t in the corresponding sound: g, b, d, from Latin to vernacular languages. This form was often adopted by writers in the literary language, particularly in centuries past. I will mention a few; Dante (Vita Nova): "Crying came forth from him for my heart / with a voice that often leads / sorrowful tears in his eyes sad" ; Rate: "The rising tears to see them / were the rays the only crystal and pearls "; Petrarca " O room that you were already a port / to the serious storms my day / night of tears se'or source, / that 's day hidden for shame " ; Pascoli "Still in my eyes I feel that I am / what you bathed in agony / unfinished tear eyelashes" ; Verga: "He always paid his holiday, in the currency of tears and secret shame ", B. Cross: "The artist must give us the tears of things and not his tears" ; Carducci "She sang this earthly vale of tears, our joys are snow in the sun, the glory of the transfigured beyond where 'eternal soul wallowing in voluptuousness ".
The title of the march is symbolic because it contains moments that belong to the nature of human beings: death, death of a mother's grave, tears. Death is part of life. In fact everything in the universe has a beginning and an end. When John, in Revelation 22.13, does Christ say to her: "I am the First and the Last, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End of the Origin and the End point "must somehow have known that in nature there is a sort of" finality "of" intelligent summary of things. " It was not his, the exaggeration of a visionary, a mystic of the joke. This process, in fact, there is life in general, the existence of things in the course of historical processes.
The reason why we can not accept the death is due to the fact that instinctively reject the idea that we are missing a loved one, such as his mother.
"The death of his mother - Oriana Fallaci writes - is the death of the creature that you have conceived, carried in the belly, gave their lives. The moment he dies, he dies physically a part of you. "
The grave is the goal of all: "Omnes eodem cogimur" (we are all driven towards the same goal) says Horace (Odes, II, 3, 25). What about the tears often, unfortunately, are linked to the funeral condolences. The deep sorrow at the death of a spouse expresses itself in tears.
The march, as reported by prof. Mauro Spagnolo, was published in parts printed by the publishing house "Pucci" Portici (Napoli), which now owns. The march, after a quick start in G minor, has a beautiful hand, in the same key, given the tenor flugelhorn that forms the dominant theme. For this reason, extremely poignant and lyrical follows a trio in G major, highly original, characterized by a continuous arpeggios of clarinets.
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A user of the blog "The Holy Week Mottolese" in his comment dated July 23, 2008, says (I quote) "the author of the march" a tear on the grave of my mother "was not made Amedeo Vella the gear was stolen from the master Giovanni Neglia Vella Amedeo di Villa Castelli, of which I possess the original manuscript and score with the original title that is not "a tear ..." but "at Dogali". " Lacking sufficient evidence to express an opinion on the assertion quoted by the user, the news remains confined to a Hamlet-like doubts.
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Biographical author is provided to us by some websites.
Amedeo Vella (and not "Alberto," as it is sometimes mistakenly appointment) was born in Naro (Agrigento) on 28/8/1839 by Calogero and Pacinelli Joseph. From a population register of the second half of the Naro is noted that the family consisted of Don Calogero Vella said Don Calogero, father and breadwinner, a professional musician; Ladies Justina, daughter and professional seamstress, from Don Amodeo Patrick, son and a professional musician military by Don Alfonso, the son and musician who was also military. Don Calogero's wife, Josephine Pacinelli, it died on 17/7/1850 at the age of 40 years for which Amodeo Patrick was 11 when his mother died. In the subsequent acts of the town of Naro, the master Vella was named "Amadeus" and not "Amodeo." Precocious composer, married Nazarena Puleri They had four children: Gesualdo, Josephine, and Irene Matilda. Amedeo military service in the 54th Infantry, taking part in war campaigns of 1860 and 1866 and earning two medals for bravery. For some time he was chief of military band music, then taught in the orphanage of Vibo Valentia. Here he died on 5/7/1923. He composed marches, educational and religious works and even funeral marches.
. * Text and photos by the prof. Trident Cosmo.
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