Bononcini

American  

[baw-nawn-chee-nee] / ˌbɔ nɔnˈtʃi ni /

noun

1. Giovanni Maria 1640–78, and his sons Giovanni Battista 1670–1747, and Marc Antonio 1675–1726, Italian composers.

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Example Sentences

Opera Feroce will present a semi-staged production of “Magdalene’s Dilemma,” a morality musical based on oratorios by Bononcini.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2014

Handel's rival, the egocentric Giovanni Battista Bononcini, kept him fighting for audiences.

From Time Magazine Archive

Handel played it with perfect precision, and thenceforward Bononcini, though he hated the youth as a rival, treated him as an equal.

From The Great German Composers by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)

Bononcini, and are said to have been written by Swift.

From Notes and Queries, Number 237, May 13, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

Some say, compar'd to Bononcini, That Mynheer Handel 's but a ninny; Others aver that he to Handel Is scarcely fit to hold a candle.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John