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Dello Joio

American  
[del-oh joi-oh] / ˈdɛl oʊ ˈdʒɔɪ oʊ /

noun

  1. Norman, 1913–2008, U.S. composer and pianist.


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Dello Joio, born in New York, probably thought the future of this piece was assured when it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1957.

From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2019

Jeremiah Andrew Campbell, a cellist, and Meral Guneyman, a pianist, gave an electrifying if sometimes frustratingly thin-toned account of “Due per Due,” a beautiful, fast-moving dazzler by Justin Dello Joio.

From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2012

Blade-thin, Manhattan-born Norman Dello Joio apparently is one composer who has.

From Time Magazine Archive

Composer Norman Dello Joio, 37, finds a few clever switches of his own.

From Time Magazine Archive

New Yorker Dello Joio, 42, known for the ballet On Stage! and the opera The Triumph of St. Joan, has mastered the stage idiom, molded his music in short, restless phrases.

From Time Magazine Archive

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