Florence: A city renowned for its baroque architecture, medieval alleys and brilliant atmosphere, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities in Italy (if not the whole Europe). The city of Renaissance with a very unique and original identity; in fact it was a pioneer. Many other European cities have been influenced by Florence and its cultural heredity is very rich. Famous residents were Leonardo DaVinci, Michelangelo Buonaroti, Galileo Galilei, Sandro Botticelli, the modern fashion designers Roberto Cavalli, Guccio Gucci and the list goes on.
As far as music in concerned, it is well known that the achievements of Florence are mainly focused in classical music (it was home of the Florentine Camerata which experimented with the first operas in the 16th century, Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the pianoforte in 1711), what is more interesting, however, is the least famous music profile of Florence, its folk, jazz and modern music that lives and thrives under the skin of the city.
Posted: 22 March 2009. Continue reading »
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