“La chitarra” & More Musical Instruments In Italian

In Italian culture, there is this old wedding tradition called la serenata and this happens the night before the wedding of the beloved couple. During la serenata or the serenade, the groom sings to the bride, declaring his undying love and affection and all that. His singing is accompanied by the playing of musical instruments or perhaps a modern sound system, to make things easier in this day and age. Of course, this enchanting scene which is reminiscent of a movie, happens by the window or balcony. I mean, could this get any more romantic??!

I guess it’s true what they have been saying for many years, music truly makes the heart beat like a drum…. badum-badum-bam.

• cello: il violoncello (eel vyo-lohn-chel-loh)
• the guitar: la chitarra (la kee-tar-rah)
• the piano: il pianoforte (eel pya-no-for-teh)
• the organ: l’organo (lor-ga-noh)
• the flute: il flauto (eel flaw-toh)
• the harp: l’arpa (lar-pah)
• the tuba: la tuba (la too-bah)
• the harmonica: l'armonica (lar-mo-nee-kah)
• the saxophone: il sassofono (eel sah-soh-foh-noh)
• the trombone: il trombone (eel trohm-boh-neh)
• the violin: il violino (eel vyo-lee-noh)
• the drums: la batteria (la baht-te-ree-ah)
• the bass: il basso (eel bah-soh)
• the oboe: l’oboe (loh-boh-eh)
• the bassoon: il fagotto (eel fa-goht-toh)
• the gong: il gong (eel gong)
• the accordion: la fisarmonica (la fee-sar-mo-nee-kah)
• the horn: il corno (eel kor-noh)
• the clarinet: il clarinetto (eel klah-ree-net-toh)
• the mandolin: il mandolino (eel mahn-do-lee-noh)
• the lute: il liuto (eel lyoo-toh)
• the electric guitar: la chitarra elettrica (la kee-tar-rah eh-let-tree-kah)
• the tam-tam: il tamtam (eel tam-tam)
• the marimba: la marimba (la ma-reem-bah)
• the timpani: i timpani (ee teem-pah-nee)
• the xylophone: lo xilofono (loh zee-loh-foh-noh)