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Dallapiccola

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

noun

  1. Luigi 1904–75, Italian composer.


Dallapiccola British  
/ dallaˈpikkola /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Among his favorite countrymen is the 20th century serialist-with-a-twist Luigi Dallapiccola, whose Op.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2020

How many people have actually heard this stunning Dallapiccola work?

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

He has said that he wanted to bring path-breaking operas by Messiaen, Ligeti and Dallapiccola to the Met, to no avail.

From New York Times • May 20, 2011

Luigi Dallapiccola, 71, Italian twelve-tone composer; of heart disease; in Florence.

From Time Magazine Archive

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