\version "2.12.1"
\header {
tagline = "1/31/2014"
title = "Amara Terra Mia"
composer = "Domenico Modugno"
copyright = "$Date:: 2012-08-24 #$" %date of latest edits
}
%description: "My Bitter Land." 1974 song by Italian left-wing singer, actor and politician Domenico Modugno about the hardships faced by poor Italian peasants that forced them to emigrate. Inspired by the version by Roman brass band Titubanda, the BLO performs this song in solidarity with all migrants forced to relocate for economic reasons.
% music pieces
%part: melody
melody = {
\mark \default
\relative c' { \key bes \minor \time 3/4
f4 bes des | f2 f4 | e2. | ges4 f ees | f2 des4 | bes2.~ | bes | r |
f4 bes des | f2 f4 | ees2. | ges | f~ | f | r | r2 f4 |
ees2 f4 | ges2 f4 | ees2. | ees | f | ees2 f4 | des2. | des |
f4 des bes | des2 c4 | bes2. | f4 bes des | c2. | a4 des c |
bes2.~ | bes | r | r |
}
}
%part: harmony
harmony = {
\relative c' { \key bes \minor \time 3/4
bes4 des f | aes2 aes4 | g2. | bes4 aes ges | f2 des4 | bes2.~ | bes | r |
bes4 des f | aes2 aes4 | ges2. | des | bes~ | bes | r | r2 aes'4 |
ges2 aes4 | bes2 aes4 | ges2. | ges | aes | ges2 aes4 | f2. | f |
f4 des bes | des2 c4 | des2. | bes4 des f | ees2. | c4 f ees |
des2.~ | des | r | r |
}
}
%part: tenor
tenor = {
\relative c { \key bes \minor \time 3/4
\set countPercentRepeats = ##t
\set repeatCountVisibility = #(every-nth-repeat-count-visible 4)
\repeat percent 8 { r4 | }
\repeat percent 8 { r4 | }
\repeat percent 4 { r4 |} \repeat percent 4 { r4 | }
\repeat percent 4 { r4 | } \repeat percent 2 { r4 | }
\repeat percent 4 { r4 | }
}
}
%part: bass
bass = {
\relative c { \key bes \minor \time 3/4
bes2. | bes2 f4 | ges2. | des'2 c4 | bes2. | bes2 f4 | bes2. | f4 g a |
bes2. | bes2 f4 | ges2. | des'2. | bes2. | bes2 f4 | bes2. | bes4 c d |
ees2. | ees2 bes4 | ees2. | ees2 bes4 | bes2. | bes2 f4 | bes2. | bes2 f4 |
bes2. | bes2 f4 | bes2. | bes2 f4 | f2. | a2. | bes2. | bes2 f4 | bes2. | f4 g a |
}
}
%part: words
words = \markup {
\column {
\line { \bold "Verse 1" }
\line { \fontsize #2 { Sole alla valle, sole alla collina, }}
\line { \fontsize #2 { per le campagne non \concat { c' \char ##x00E8 }, \concat { pi \char ##x00F9 } nessuno. }}
\hspace #0.2
\line { \bold "Chorus" }
\line { \fontsize #2 { Addio, addio amore, io vado via, }}
\line { \fontsize #2 { amara terra mia, amara'e bella...}}
}
\hspace #10
\column {
\line { \bold "Verse 2" }
\line { \fontsize #2 { Cieli infiniti'e volti come pietra, }}
\line { \fontsize #2 { mani incallite ormai senza speranza. }}
\hspace #0.2
\line { \bold "Verse 3" }
\line { \fontsize #2 { Tra gli uliveti, nata gia la luna, }}
\line { \fontsize #2 { un bimbo piange allatta un seno magro. }}
}
}
%%Generated layout
#(set-default-paper-size "letter")
\book {
\score { <<
\set Score.markFormatter = #format-mark-box-numbers
\new Staff \with { \consists "Volta_engraver" } { \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"trumpet" \clef treble
\tempo 4 = 180
\override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
\melody
}
\new Staff \with { \consists "Volta_engraver" } { \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"clarinet" \clef treble
\override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
\harmony
}
\new Staff \with { \consists "Volta_engraver" } { \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"trombone" \clef treble
\override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
\tenor
}
\new Staff \with { \consists "Volta_engraver" } { \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"tuba" \clef bass
\override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
\bass
}
>> \layout { \context { \Score \remove "Volta_engraver" } } }
\words
}