Gabrieli

[ gah-bree-el-ee, gab-ree-; Italian gah-bree-e-lee ]

noun

1. An·dre·a [ahn-, drey, -, uh, ahn-, dre, -ah], 1510–86, Italian organist and composer.
2. his nephew Gio·van·ni [joh-, vah, -nee, jee-, uh, -, jaw-, vahn, -nee], 1557–1612, Italian organist and composer.

Gabrieli

/ ɡabrɪˈɛli /

noun

1. GabrieliAndrea15201586MItalianMUSIC: organistMUSIC: composer Andrea (anˈdrɛːa). 1520–86, Italian organist and composer; chief organist of St Mark's, Venice
2. GabrieliGiovanni15581612MItalianMUSIC: organistMUSIC: composer his nephew, Giovanni (dʒoˈvanni). 1558–1612, Italian organist and composer

Example Sentences

This work of Giovanni Gabrieli's fairly marks the termination of the era of a capella (unaccompanied) polyphonic church music.

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Giovanni Gabrieli did more, perhaps, than any other of the Venetians to lead instrumental music toward the modern style.

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Of these far-sighted experimenters Giovanni Gabrieli was easily chief.

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Like Gabrieli, he appears to have produced no independent violoncello compositions.

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