Italian music terminology

Music of Italy
Timeline
General topics
Opera houses Music conservatories Terminology
Genres
Classical (Opera) Pop Rock (Hardcore · New Wave · Progressive rock) Disco House Dance Folk Hip hop Jazz
Media and performance
Music awards	Sanremo Music Festival (festival and awards) Festival di Napoli (festival and awards) Tenco Plates and Awards Lunezia Awards Music Awards Coca Cola Summer Festival (festival and awards) MTV Awards Festivalbar (festival and awards) Telegatti
Music charts	Federation of the Italian Music Industry (sales chart) EarOne (airplay chart)
Music festivals	Festivals Umbria Jazz Festival Ravello Festival Festival dei Due Mondi
Music media	Music media in Italy
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem	"Il Canto degli Italiani"
Regional music
Abruzzo Aosta Valley Apulia Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia-Romagna Florence Friuli-Venezia Giulia Genoa Lazio Liguria Lombardy Marche Milan Molise Naples Piedmont Rome Sardinia Sicily Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Tuscany Umbria Veneto Venice

This is an article on the terminology used to describe the music of Italy. There is also an article on Italian musical terms used in English.

Italian music terminology consists of words and phrases used in the discussion of the music of Italy. Some Italian music terms are derived from the common Italian language. Others come from Spanish, or Neapolitan, Sicilian, Sardinian or other regional languages of Italy. The terms listed here describe a genre, song form, dance, instrument, style, quality of music, technique or other important aspect of Italian music.

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