An Italian Rant
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
The melody appears in the 1657 supplement to the 3rd edition of The Dancing Master.<br> However, it was earlier the vehicle for a 17th century Italian song called<br> "La Montovana", but was first published as "Ballo di Mantua" in Gasparo Zanetti's<br> book Il Scolaro (1645). It became an international melody and spread throughout<br> Europe. It was employed, for example, in the Spanish hymn "Virgen de la Cueva"<br> (Virgin of the Cave), the Yiddish folk song "Pod Krakowem," and as the Ukranian<br> "Kateryna Kucheryava." The melody was adapted by Samuel Cohen in 1888 for his<br> song "Hatikvah" which eventually became the Israeli national anthem.<br> It was recorded on A Trip to Kilburn by The Baltimore Consort.<br>
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