Ars Spoletium

Ars Spoletium is an Italian record label and music publishing house whose catalogue centres on the accordion and related classical, contemporary, jazz and folk repertoire. Its online shop presents a tightly curated list of CDs, printed methods and musical books, with prices in euros, indicating a direct-to-consumer mail-order and e-commerce operation aimed at accordionists, students and conservatory musicians rather than a mass-market pop audience. The catalogue is organised into clear editorial categories. Under classical music it lists titles such as "Prospettive e Contrasti", "Liric", "Dans l'ombre de Josquin", "Game of Reeds… in Duel", "Note di viaggio" and "Accordion Waves – Suona italiano". A contemporary music section includes "Dark Lisa – Rows Ensemble | Francesco Gesualdi", "Prospettive e Contrasti", "30×30 (trenta compositori per i trent'anni della fisarmonica al Conservatorio Cherubini di Firenze)" and "Future Accordion 2023". Jazz titles include Simone Zanchini's "No Cage", "Ra(C)CoRdion", "Permanenza" and "Fly my Soul", while a folk/rock/pop section lists "La poesia non muore – Duo d'autore", "Anime libere – FamilyTrio", "Oltre l'orizzonte", "La stanza dei portali vol. 1", "Danza della Natura" and "Tratturo de Don Durito". Alongside recordings, Ars Spoletium publishes didactic material. The methods section offers "Digital Accordion 1 – Easy repertoire for beginners", "Il mio primo concerto (sulle prime 5 note) dieci brani facili per fisarmonica", "10 studi per il compimento inferiore di pianoforte", "Teoria della Musica", "Solfeggi cantati con accompagnamento pianistico – Melodie vocali ad uso di trasporto – Dettati melodici" and "Dieci studi in stile polifonico – per fisarmonica classica". A books section includes "Bandoneon e Bandoneonisti – con un saggio su Borges & Piazzolla e altri scritti sul Tango" and "Il cantafiore – 10 fiori melodici per il primo giardino…". The label's identity is closely tied to the classical accordion world, including the Conservatorio Cherubini in Florence, and to performers and composers active in contemporary and jazz accordion. Its name evokes Spoleto, the Umbrian city, but the evidence does not establish a formal headquarters or founding date. Wikidata classifies it simply as an Italian record label. The business appears to be a small, specialist independent operation selling through its own website.

Ars Spoletium is an Italian record label and music publisher. Public evidence about its corporate history is limited: Wikidata classifies it as an Italian record label, and its own website functions as a shop for its catalogue. No founding date, founder, headquarters or ownership structure is documented in the supplied evidence. What can be established is the shape of its catalogue and the musical world it serves. The label's releases and publications are overwhelmingly connected to the accordion, covering classical, contemporary, jazz and folk/rock/pop repertoire. Its classical list includes "Prospettive e Contrasti", "Liric", "Dans l'ombre de Josquin", "Game of Reeds… in Duel", "Note di viaggio" and "Accordion Waves – Suona italiano". Its contemporary list includes "Dark Lisa – Rows Ensemble | Francesco Gesualdi", "Prospettive e Contrasti", "30×30 (trenta compositori per i trent'anni della fisarmonica al Conservatorio Cherubini di Firenze)" and "Future Accordion 2023". Jazz releases include Simone Zanchini's "No Cage", "Ra(C)CoRdion", "Permanenza" and "Fly my Soul". The folk/rock/pop section lists "La poesia non muore – Duo d'autore", "Anime libere – FamilyTrio", "Oltre l'orizzonte", "La stanza dei portali vol. 1", "Danza della Natura" and "Tratturo de Don Durito". Beyond recordings, Ars Spoletium publishes didactic and scholarly material. Its methods include "Digital Accordion 1 – Easy repertoire for beginners", "Il mio primo concerto (sulle prime 5 note) dieci brani facili per fisarmonica", "10 studi per il compimento inferiore di pianoforte", "Teoria della Musica", "Solfeggi cantati con accompagnamento pianistico – Melodie vocali ad uso di trasporto – Dettati melodici" and "Dieci studi in stile polifonico – per fisarmonica classica". Its books include "Bandoneon e Bandoneonisti – con un saggio su Borges & Piazzolla e altri scritti sul Tango" and "Il cantafiore – 10 fiori melodici per il primo giardino…". The presence of a title marking thirty years of accordion at the Conservatorio Cherubini in Florence suggests a long-standing relationship with Italian conservatory accordion teaching, though the evidence does not date that relationship. The label's name references Spoleto, an Umbrian city with a strong musical festival tradition, but no formal link to a Spoleto institution is documented here. Overall, Ars Spoletium appears to be a small, specialist independent operation serving the classical and contemporary accordion community in Italy and beyond through direct sales.

Specialist independent Italian label and publisher for classical, contemporary, jazz and folk accordion music, selling CDs, methods and books directly to musicians and students.

• CD – classical/contemporary

  Prospettive e Contrasti

• CD – classical

  Liric

• CD – classical

  Dans l'ombre de Josquin

• CD – classical

  Game of Reeds… in Duel

• CD – classical

  Note di viaggio

• CD – classical

  Accordion Waves – Suona italiano

• CD – contemporary

  Dark Lisa – Rows Ensemble | Francesco Gesualdi

• CD – contemporary

  30×30 (trenta compositori per i trent'anni della fisarmonica al Conservatorio Cherubini di Firenze)

• CD – contemporary

  Future Accordion 2023

• CD – jazz

  Simone Zanchini – No Cage

• CD – jazz

  Ra(C)CoRdion

• CD – jazz

  Permanenza

• CD – jazz

  Fly my Soul

• CD – folk/rock/pop

  La poesia non muore – Duo d'autore

• CD – folk/rock/pop

  Anime libere – FamilyTrio

• CD – folk/rock/pop

  Oltre l'orizzonte

• CD – folk/rock/pop

  La stanza dei portali vol. 1

• CD – folk/rock/pop

  Danza della Natura

• CD – folk/rock/pop

  Tratturo de Don Durito

• Method book

  Digital Accordion 1 – Easy repertoire for beginners

• Method book

  Il mio primo concerto (sulle prime 5 note) dieci brani facili per fisarmonica

• Method book

  10 studi per il compimento inferiore di pianoforte

• Method book

  Teoria della Musica

• Method book

  Solfeggi cantati con accompagnamento pianistico – Melodie vocali ad uso di trasporto – Dettati melodici

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