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Classical Latin

Latin inscription in the Colosseum
NameClassical Latin
Nativename 
Pronunciation-lalaˈtiːnitaːs
FamilycolorIndo-European
Regionmare nostrum (Mediterranean)
StatesRoman republic, Roman empire
NationRoman republic, Roman empire
ScriptLatin alphabet
Extinctdeveloped into Late Latin
PosterioriLiterature, documents, inscriptions
Fam2Italic
CaptionLatin inscription in the Colosseum
AgencySchools of grammar and rhetoric
Fam3Latino-Faliscan
Fam4Latin
Iso1la
Iso2lat
Iso3lat

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Classical Latin in simplest terms is the socio-linguistic register of the Latin language regarded by the enfranchised and empowered populations of the late Roman republic and the Roman empire as good Latin. Most writers during this time made use of it. Any unabridged Latin dictionary informs moderns that Marcus Tullius Cicero and his contemporaries of the late republic while using lingua Latina and sermo Latinus to mean the Latin language as opposed to the Greek or other languages, and sermo vulgaris or sermo vulgi to refer to the vernacular of the uneducated masses, regarded the speech they valued most and in which they wrote as Latinitas, "Latinity", with the implication of good. Sometimes it is called sermo familiaris, "speech of the good families", sermo urbanus, "speech of the city" or rarely sermo nobilis, "noble speech", but mainly besides Latinitas it was Latine (adverb), "in good Latin", or Latinius (comparative degree of adjective), "good Latin."

Latinitas was spoken as well as written. Moreover, it was the language taught by the schools. Prescriptive rules therefore applied to it, and where a special subject was concerned, such as poetry or rhetoric, additional rules applied as well. Now that the spoken Latinitas has become extinct (in favor of various other registers later in date) the rules of the, for the most part, polished (politus) texts may give the appearance of an artificial language, but Latinitas was a form of sermo, or spoken language and as such retains a spontaneity. No authors are noted for the type of rigidity evidenced by stylized art, except possibly the repetitious abbreviations and stock phrases of inscriptions.

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2.03 min. | 4.25 user rating		 Riff Antonio Banderas learned from his brother, Also another when Banderas teaches the kid a cool tune. First one is beginning riff from Desperado. FYI, I posted this video almost 3 years ago. I can now play this 100000 times better, however I sold my classical guitar and only have electrics, so I can't really record it, sorry guys :P
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3.87 min. | 4.83 user rating		 Schubert's "Ave Maria" is sung here in its Original language with the Original musical accompaniment -- piano. This passionate and sensitive performance of Schubert's "Ave Maria" by Amadea (Mezzo-Soprano) will catch your attention. She is singing the "Ave Maria" in a classical style without microphones or amplifiers. In this performance you hear the words, the voice and the piano in an attractive, genuine setting. This is a "Live Performance" of Schubert's "Ave Maria," op. 52, no. 6 by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) and Uwe Streibel (Piano) in a Concert at Pfingsten - May 2007. The "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert is also known as "Ellens dritter Gesang." It's Original text was derived from a poem in English that was written by Sir Walter Scott. Schubert recreates the feeling of a well-known Latin prayer in this song, which begins with the words: "Ave Maria, grátia plena, Dominus tecum ..." This he does by incorporating the rhythms of the authentic Latin prayer into his musical composition. Like many of Franz Schubert's songs, the music of "Ave Maria" - its melody, harmony and rhythm - elevates the words of the poem to such an extent that one cannot ignore the fact that he has created a musical masterpiece from a simple Latin prayer the, "Ave Maria." Though the song may still have the feeling of it's model, it is at the same time a completely new work of art. This is part of the beauty of many Schubert songs. His musical language has the power to change and even "open to <b>...</b>
6.10 min. | 4.20 user rating		 This is a reading of a short passage from Vergil's Aeneid (book 6, lines 836-853) in the restored classical pronunciation of Latin. This involves features such as phonemic vowel length distinctions, consistently hard C, semi-vocalic V, diphtongal AE, aspirated (as opposed to fricative) PH, and so on. With this video, I hope to illustrate how antique Latin poetry (hexameter in this case) is defined by the rhythm arising from a regular alternation between long and short syllables. In the subtitles, I have marked the syllable quantities by means of musical notation: quarter notes denote long syllables, and short syllables are marked with eighth notes. The height of the notes corresponds roughly to the level of stress. In connection with this, I want to discuss the concept of *ictus*, which I regard to be the beat or pulse of the verse, arising from the regular occurance of a metrically prominent part of the verse feet; in the case of the hexameter, this is the consistently long first syllable of every dactyl. Note that by this definition, the ictus is *perceived* rather than *performed*. However, when Latin poetry is read today, it is often the case that the ictus is expressed by means of stress, which subordinates or totally replaces the natural word accents. This is, I believe, mainly because of a marked difficulty for modern speakers to keep the concept of stress separate from that of metrical length, ie to not inadvertently lengthen all stressed syllables while <b>...</b>
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Principal, once a missionary in Romania, prides self on work ethic - OCRegister Tweet this news
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Elizabeth Caballero delights audience in wide-ranging recital - South Florida Classical Review Tweet this news
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