Second travel of Amalia Sola Nizzoli
Title
Second travel of Amalia Sola Nizzoli
Description
Amalia Sola Nizzoli left Livorno with her husband Giuseppe Nizzoli again bound for Egypt. On this second trip Amalia directed the archaeological excavations in the necropolis of Saqqara.
Travel type
Diplomatic
Historical period
Late modern period
Observations on the
travel
The diary ends with Amalia's arrival in Zakynthos where she died between 1841 and 1848.
The dots on the map indicate
the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent
travel stages.
Sources
Events description
1. Comedy told by uncle
2. Night at the harbor of Naples
3. The noise of Cairo
4. Voices and sound of kettledrums from the minarets
5. Women in harem
6. The moment of prayer in the harem
7. The voice of prayer
8. Singing and dancing as a pastime of women
9. Music and dancers to please the groom
10. Singers and dancers entertain guests
11. Wedding party amid singing and dancing
12. Shouts outside the room
13. Singing and dancing at the thermal baths
14. The morning after Rossane's wedding
15. Musicians and dancers at Rossane's wedding party
16. Music and attention to dancers
17. Dance with "castagnette"
18. Women's revolt over the payment of a tax
19. Music to complete a day
20. Music during the journey
21. Arab musical bands instructed by European professors
22. The bell around the neck of the camel going to Mecca
23. Musicians in the procession of the sacred carpet
24. Camels with Arab musicians in the sacred procession
25. Music during the Nile flood
26. Players tread the waters of the river
27. Song and dance in the Nile flood festival
28. Flood rite at the Nile river
29. Music accompanies the Governor at the end of the celebration
30. Dancers during the Nile cutting ceremony
31. Women's grief at a funeral
32. Anniversary of the death of a deceased
33. The clarinet manufacturer
34. The sticks with the bells of the Çavuş
35. The use of the sea trumpet
36. A party with music near Smyrna
2. Night at the harbor of Naples
3. The noise of Cairo
4. Voices and sound of kettledrums from the minarets
5. Women in harem
6. The moment of prayer in the harem
7. The voice of prayer
8. Singing and dancing as a pastime of women
9. Music and dancers to please the groom
10. Singers and dancers entertain guests
11. Wedding party amid singing and dancing
12. Shouts outside the room
13. Singing and dancing at the thermal baths
14. The morning after Rossane's wedding
15. Musicians and dancers at Rossane's wedding party
16. Music and attention to dancers
17. Dance with "castagnette"
18. Women's revolt over the payment of a tax
19. Music to complete a day
20. Music during the journey
21. Arab musical bands instructed by European professors
22. The bell around the neck of the camel going to Mecca
23. Musicians in the procession of the sacred carpet
24. Camels with Arab musicians in the sacred procession
25. Music during the Nile flood
26. Players tread the waters of the river
27. Song and dance in the Nile flood festival
28. Flood rite at the Nile river
29. Music accompanies the Governor at the end of the celebration
30. Dancers during the Nile cutting ceremony
31. Women's grief at a funeral
32. Anniversary of the death of a deceased
33. The clarinet manufacturer
34. The sticks with the bells of the Çavuş
35. The use of the sea trumpet
36. A party with music near Smyrna
Places
Sounds
How to quote
Murarotto E., "Second travel of Amalia Sola Nizzoli" (Travel), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2023 05 04.doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.42
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