Dallapiccola

American

[dah-lah-pee-koh-luh, dahl-lah-peek-kaw-lah] / ˌdɑ lɑˈpi koʊ lə, ˌdɑl lɑˈpik kɔ lɑ /

noun

Luigi 1904–75, Italian composer.

Dallapiccola British

/ dallaˈpikkola /

noun

Luigi (luˈiːdʒi). 1904–75, Italian composer of twelve-tone music. His works include the opera Il Prigioniero (1944–48) and the ballet Marsia (1948)

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Dallapiccola

Mr. Rzewski then went to Italy on a Fulbright Fellowship and worked with composer Luigi Dallapiccola in Florence.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2021

How many people have actually heard this stunning Dallapiccola work?

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2013

So in this score Dallapiccola adapts the 12-tone technique to dramatic, expressive and lyrical purposes.

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2013

He will perform, with his Rome-based Orchestra and Chorus of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Verdi's Requiem and Il Prigioniero by Dallapiccola – "who wrote the most beautiful 12-tone music there is", he said.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2013

Dallapiccola had had no such narrow texts in mind; he thought his story might apply to men everywhere.

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