Sardinia the first recipient of the Gold Medal of Military Valor of the Italian Armed Forces. In the same month, Sardinians stopped the attempted French landing on the beach of Quartu Sant'Elena, near the Capital of Cagliari. Because of these successes, the representatives of the nobility and clergy ("Stamenti") formulated five requests addressed to the King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, but these were rejected, Because of this discontent, on 28 April 1794, during an uprising in Cagliari, two Savoyard officials were killed. That was the start of a revolt (called the "Sardinian Vespers") in the island, which culminated on 28
Music of Sardinia Music of Sardinia Sardinia is probably the most culturally distinct of all the regions in Italy and, musically, is best known for the "tenore" polyphonic singing, sacred chants called "gosos", the "launeddas", an ancient instrument that consists of a set of three single-reed pipes, all three mouth-blown simultaneously using circular breathing, with two chanters and one drone and the "cantu a chiterra", a monodic song that is accompanied by guitar, widespread mainly in the center and north of the island. The "launeddas" are an ancient instrument, dating back to at least the 8th century BC. They are played using circular