The musical fortunes of Friuli-Venezia Giulia are closely tied to its political fortunes over the course of centuries, all having to do with proximity to the great maritime Republic of Venice as well as to the Austro-Hungarian empire and the vicissitudes of being a heavily contested area during the first World War. Having said that, it is important to note that the vast comings and goings of various ethnic groups through this section of Italy have led to cultural and musical variety and a tolerance for diversity. The music of Italy is well-known, and includes numerous musical types, ranging from parish street bands to symphony orchestras, modern rock and pop and opera houses. ... // Art Music Art music is a somewhat broader term than classical music and may be defined for the purposes of this article as establishment music (either religious or secular) that is composed for pubic or private performance. ... 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The most prominent musical theater in the region was built in 1801 in Trieste and was named the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in 1901. The ciy is the site of the Giuseppe Tartini music conservatory. It is also the home base for the internationally acclaimed Trieste Trio chamber music ensemble. Trieste (Latin Tergeste, Italian Trieste, German and Friulian Triest, Slovenian and Croatian Trst) is a city and port in northeastern Italy right on the border to Slovenia. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome). ... Giuseppe Tartini. ...

Elsewhere in the region, the province of Gorizia has at least five spacious auditoriums and hosts a number of music events during the year, including the international Rudolfo Lipizer violin competition as well as various popular music festivals. The province of Pordenone hosts an international organ festival and competition as well as sponsoring an event dedicated to the Renaissance organ. Various musical associations in Pordenone include: Gorizia (Slovenian: Gorica, German: Görz, Friulian: Gurize) is a small town (pop. ... Pordenone is a city, comune and province of northeast Italy in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. ... An organ is the following: In anatomy, an organ is a group of tissues which perform some function. ...

• the Vincenzo Colombo Association for Sacred Music;
• the Institute for Music of the Pedemontana;
• the Farandola Cultural Assocation.

An additional music conservatory, named for Jacopo Tomadini, is located in the city of Udine. Udine (Friulian Udin, Slovene Videm) is a city in the north-east of Italy, capital of the historical region of Friuli, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps (Alpi Carniche), less than 40 km far from the Slovenian border. ...

Reference

• Guide Cultura, i luoghi della music (2003) ed. Touring Club Italiano.

External links

• Teatro Verdi, Trieste
• Trieste music conservatory
• Concerts today in Friuli