Henry Swinburne in Naples - between the 1770's and 1780
from Travels in the two Sicilies Volume 1, page 117:
The Neapolitan girls dance to the snapping of their fingers and the beat of a tambourine, and whirl their petticoats about them. With greater elegance in the position, and more airiness in the flow of the drapery, striking likenesses of them may be found among the paintings of Herculaneum.
cite as
Henry Swinburne, Travels in the two Sicilies Volume 1, volume 1 (London, 1783), p. 117. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1509032635083 accessed: 30 January, 2025
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hide composers| tambourine dancing music | performed by Neapolitan girls |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | between the 1770's and 1780 |
| Medium | live |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:43:55 +0100
Approved on Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:45:39 +0000