Songs
solo guitar
- 1 Mare Aperto by Giovanni Seneca
- 2 vent du sud by Giovanni Seneca
- 3 Danza di adranos by Giovanni Seneca
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Videos
Giovanni Seneca trio
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- country:Italy
- region:Northern Italy
- style(s):Mediterranean, Classical Music
- label:rara records
- type:Band, Solo, Duo
- gender:male
- instrumentation:vocal, unplugged, guitar
- artist posted by:Giovanni Seneca Festival Adriatico Mediterraneo
Line up
- Giovanni Seneca (Guitar)
Links
Giovanni Seneca’s project is in pure equilibrium between classical and popular styles. Classicism, folklore and modernity come together and entwine in a fascinating and poetic blend in search of the popular soul of the music. This is expressed through contrasting styles and citations evoking different atmospheres, as well as a bright “leggerezza italiana” made even more appealing by the sound of the “battente” guitar. The “popular” element is, in a broad sense, the leitmotiv of this music with its aims at communicating to a wide and heterogeneous audience. The battente guitar is a typical instrument of southern Italy from the fourteenth century. His sound is diametrically opposed to that of the classical guitar. Is more like a harpsichord or a saz. It is still used in traditional music and in Seneca’s compositions aim towards new sounds.
Giovanni Seneca is also the Art Director of AdriaticoMediterraneo project (www.adriaticomediterraneo.eu) an association active on the organisation of Adriatico Mediterraneo Festival as well as many other cultural and artistic events held in Italy and other Mediterranean regions.