Ciribiribin

Ciribiribin is a cheerful Italian song in three-quarter time. It was composed by Alberto Pestalozza 1898, the text is written by Carlo Tiochet.

The peculiarity of the melody is the four- sloping in chromatic sequence grades opener. The text for this is in contrast to the notation usually sung " chiribiribie ". This allows the singers, the vowel at the end, as long as they can endure and thereby create a special drama.

Composed art song was sung in concert halls and recorded early on wax cylinders. In the thirties of the last century it wandered about the film in the song books of the Big Bands, became the trumpet highlight and entered the early forties on the Italian charts. Today " Ciribiribin " is often mistaken for an Italian folk song.

Famous Artists

  • Glenn Miller ( 1939)
  • The Andrews Sisters ( 1939)
  • Frank Sinatra
  • Grace Moore ( 1936)
  • Erwin Lehn (1954 )
  • Kurt Edelhagen (1959 )
  • Mario Lanza
  • Claudio Villa
  • Renato Carosone
  • Horst Fischer
  • Henry Mancini & His Orchestra (1971 )
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