Mutu (music)
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A mutu is a type of improvised sung poetry found in Sardinia
. These are traditionally sung mostly by women in response to the male for of this type of improvisation called Battorinas.
Mutos consist of paired verses, usually one slightly longer than the other (for example 3 + 4 lines). The first is known as the isterrina and the second as the torrada, with the torrada repeating part of the isterrina.
of mutu in Sardinian
is mutos. However, they are variously also known as muttu, mutettu, repentina or ottada. The term mut(t)u prevails in the northern part of the island and is attested since the 8th century.
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
. These are traditionally sung mostly by women in response to the male for of this type of improvisation called Battorinas.
Mutos consist of paired verses, usually one slightly longer than the other (for example 3 + 4 lines). The first is known as the isterrina and the second as the torrada, with the torrada repeating part of the isterrina.
Names
The pluralPlural
In linguistics, plurality or [a] plural is a concept of quantity representing a value of more-than-one. Typically applied to nouns, a plural word or marker is used to distinguish a value other than the default quantity of a noun, which is typically one...
of mutu in Sardinian
Sardinian language
Sardinian is a Romance language spoken and written on most of the island of Sardinia . It is considered the most conservative of the Romance languages in terms of phonology and is noted for its Paleosardinian substratum....
is mutos. However, they are variously also known as muttu, mutettu, repentina or ottada. The term mut(t)u prevails in the northern part of the island and is attested since the 8th century.