Travel of Vitaliano Donati
Title
Travel of Vitaliano Donati
Description
Carlo Emanuele III decided on the creation of two royal museums, one of oriental antiquities and the other of natural history, and commissioned Vitaliano Donati to undertake an expedition to Egypt and the Indies. Expedition began between 14 and 16 June.
Travel type
Scientific
Historical period
Modern period
Observations on the
travel
This expedition was aimed at collecting archaeological artifacts to set up the Museo della Regia Università (first nucleus of the future Museo Egizio of Turin) and observing cultivation techniques, farming and the processes of mineral extraction.
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. The muezzins of a Mosque
2. Governor of the Egyptian colonies plays the drum
3. The earthquake felt on February 13, 1756
4. The seductive singing of a young woman
5. The presence of drums in the procession
6. The singing of quails
7. The wall of the pyramid chamber rings like a bell
8. The cry of a bird
9. Sounds, songs and dances of a wedding
10. The musical instruments of Egypt
11. The dancers want a coin for their dance
12. Dancers and their payment
13. The profession of dancers or singers
14. Musical instruments and dance, even in Ramadan
15. Music and dance in wedding processions
16. Celebrations and dancing during the flooding of the Nile
17. Sword dance of two dancers
18. Instruction in music, singing and dancing for boys and girls
19. The musical instruments of the Ramadan procession
20. Music in the procession of the dowry to the groom's house
21. Term dance in dictionary
2. Governor of the Egyptian colonies plays the drum
3. The earthquake felt on February 13, 1756
4. The seductive singing of a young woman
5. The presence of drums in the procession
6. The singing of quails
7. The wall of the pyramid chamber rings like a bell
8. The cry of a bird
9. Sounds, songs and dances of a wedding
10. The musical instruments of Egypt
11. The dancers want a coin for their dance
12. Dancers and their payment
13. The profession of dancers or singers
14. Musical instruments and dance, even in Ramadan
15. Music and dance in wedding processions
16. Celebrations and dancing during the flooding of the Nile
17. Sword dance of two dancers
18. Instruction in music, singing and dancing for boys and girls
19. The musical instruments of the Ramadan procession
20. Music in the procession of the dowry to the groom's house
21. Term dance in dictionary
Places
Sounds
How to quote
Murarotto E., "Travel of Vitaliano Donati" (Travel), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2023 08 19.doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.50
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