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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

The visitors were not taking 37-year-old Composer Dello Joio entirely on faith.

From Time Magazine Archive

Son of an immigrant Italian organist, Dello Joio likes to think of himself as a spiritual descendant of Verdi.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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