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Italian: Canzone d'autore

English translation: singer-songwriter song



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Italian term or phrase:canzone d'autore
English translation:singer-songwriter song
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Italian term or phrase: Canzone d'autore
I'm a little stumped here - I have a title, no context, reading "Forme della Canzone d'autore". Is this as distinguished from traditional songs? How does one say that in English? Or does it refer to copyright instead? Apologies for the silly question...
Amy Taylor
United States
Local time: 07:10
singer-songwriter song
Explanation:
http://www.atuttascuola.it/cantastoria/la_canzone_d_autore_i...
...la canzone cosiddetta d'autore, cioè scritta da un autore riconosciuto come tale, vale a dire come creatore, artista.
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David Russi
United States
Local time: 06:10
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4singer-songwriter song
David Russi
4Author's SongsMichele Fauble


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Author's Songs


Explanation:
... "Author's Song" or "canzone d'autore", a singular blend of art song and pop
song, is a distinctive feature of Italian popular culture. ...
www.iicch.org/october%202001.htm

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Note added at 22 mins (2004-11-23 19:49:11 GMT)
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\'author\'s song\'

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Note added at 23 mins (2004-11-23 19:50:14 GMT)
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... We open the series with a panoramic view of the last fifty years of canzone d\'autore (author\'s song). The program will include: Wednesday, 11th. ...
www.italcultusa.org/february2004.html



Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 06:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
singer-songwriter song


Explanation:
http://www.atuttascuola.it/cantastoria/la_canzone_d_autore_i...
...la canzone cosiddetta d'autore, cioè scritta da un autore riconosciuto come tale, vale a dire come creatore, artista.


David Russi
United States
Local time: 06:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Grace Anderson
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agree Ivana Micheli
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