In the mid-1800s, the Melodrama phenomenon exploded throughout Europe: wide-ranging stories and music, and strong elaborations of complex dramas or funny or sentimental plots, with an intense nationalistic value (the Nation States were born).
Alongside this great and important musical production, in Italy, the phenomenon Canzone developed. These works are strongly concentrated on catchiness, not linked to complex stories, but to moments of life, to fleeting sensations and – above all – short pieces to be used outside the great theaters.
from: www.magnatune.com
