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(Latium (Lazio) is a region in central Italy that includes the city and province of Rome. This article is about the music of the region of Latium excluding Rome, itself. For that, see Music of Rome.) Lazio is surrounded by music.
Besides the province of Rome, the other provinces in the region of Latium are Frosinone, Latina, Rieti, and Viterbo. Generally speaking, the Lazio Symphony, which has its base in Rome, itself, "plays the provinces," so to speak, and puts on regular concerts throughout Latium. Other than that, the provinces offer:
Folk tradition
Latium shares the ottava rima folk tradition with nearby Tuscany and Abruzzo. Ottava rima (also poeti contadini) is a kind of vocal music that can be competitive and improvised, thoughtful, articulate and political, and is sometimes based on the work of Ariosto, Dante and Homer.
Latium is also home to the saltarello, a 4/4 dance that is most closely associated with Alta Sabina.
The folk music of Latium was recorded as part of the Italian roots revival in the 1960s, by groups like Canzoniere del Lazio.