The tarantella is an ecstatic folk dance from southern Italy with a long tradition. It actually came into being as a way to heal a tarantula bite. The victim of the bite danced to the point of total exhaustion in order to drive the spider's poison out of the body. This recording by Liuwe Tamminga combines the sound of historical organs from southern Italy with other "therapeutic" instruments. Tambourine, castanets and triangle underline the rhythm whilst providing strong accents, and various plucked instruments such as the guitar and mandolin enter into a dialogue with the organ.

Tracklist:

Tarantella Pugliese
Antidotum Tarantulae: Phonurgia Nova: Antidotum Tarantulae
Magnes Sive De Arte Magnetica: Magnes Sive De Arte Magnetica: Tarantella, Tono Hypodorico
Resumen De Acompanar La Parte Con La Guitarre (Arr. For Organ): Resumen De Acompanar La Parte Con La Guitarre: Tarantelas (Arr.
Il Primo Libro D'intavolatura Della Chitarra Spagnola (Arr. For Organ And Guitar): Il Primo Libro D'intavolatura Della C
Duo: Duo: No. 33: Tarantella
Torre Annunziata: Torre Annunziata: The Tarantula Tune
Compendio Numeroso De Zifras Armonicas, Con Theorica, Y Practica, Para Harpa De Una Orden, De Dos Ordenes, Y De Organo: Compendi
Pizzica Tarantata (Arr. L. Stifani For Violin And Organ)
Magnes Sive De Arte Magnetica: Magnes Sive De Arte Magnetica: Tarantella, Ottava Siciliana
Tarantismo Osservado En Espana: Tarantismo Osservado En Espana: Varias Tarantelas
Pizzica Tarantata Minore (Arr. P. Giorgi And G. Garrisi For Violin And Organ)
Pastorale
Tarantella Con Varie Partite
La Vera Tarantella Napoletana
Pastorale Con I Flautini, Canzona [San Severo, Fondo Musicale Del Monastero Delle Benedettine, Ms. 431]
Pastorale In C Major [Gallipoli, Biblioteca Comunale]
Pifarata Napoletana
Pastorale In E Flat Major [Gallipoli, Biblioteca Comunale]
Tarantella Precede Du Chant Des Zampugni
Pastorale Gallipolina [Gallipoli, Biblioteca Comunale]
Pizzica Pizzica Tarantina
Tarantella Calabrese
Tarantella In A Minor, Woo 21
Les Soirees Musicales (Arr. For Violin And Organ): Les Soirees Musicales: No. 8. La Danza, "Tarantella Napoletana" (Ar
Pastorale In B Flat Major [Gallipoli, Biblioteca Comunale]
Tarantella Napoletana [Hannover, Stadtbibliothek, Mss. Herman Kestner 125]
Tarantella Napoletana

UPC: 4015023242364
Label: Accent Records
Release Date: 9.10.13
Format: CD

Tamminga - Tarantella Nel Salento (CD)