Respighi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Respighi wrote of “The Epiphany” that he wanted frantic clamor and intoxicating noise, expressing the popular feeling “We are Romans, let us pass!”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2025
Then, Vincent d’Indy, Carl Orff, Ottorino Respighi and Bruno Maderna all tried their hand at a reorchestration.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2023
Where Respighi channeled the softness of Impressionism, Casella conjures a less-forgiving Futurist palette: harder edges, steeper inclines, glass and steel.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2022
Music@MiMoDa Violinist Jacqueline Suzuki and pianist Brendan White play pieces by Hindemith and Respighi plus selections by local composers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2019
The distinction of "cloud-prominences" from "flame-prominences" was announced by Lockyer, April 27; by Zöllner, June 2; and by Respighi, December 4, 1870.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
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