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Malipiero

American  
[mah-lee-pye-raw] / ˌmɑ liˈpjɛ rɔ /

noun

  1. Gian Francesco 1882–1973, Italian composer.


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We want Keyser Soze in a doublet, but in these pages Iago is a rather sympathetic, troubled old soldier, never the inexplicable cipher whom Malipiero suggests.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2012

In fact, Malipiero is looking forward to retirement in a few months, but the case of Iago reignites his curiosity.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2012

Glock had just got hold of the Malipiero edition of the Monteverdi madrigals, and Boulanger conducted them.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 2, 2010

Dominant influence on these composers was that of French Impressionists Debussy and Ravel, though Casella and Malipiero occasionally toddled in Stravinsky's footsteps.

From Time Magazine Archive

Things go badly for the Signory at Pisa," wrote Malipiero, who was himself on board the Venetian fleet that sailed with Maximilian against Leghorn, "and the cause of this is Lodovico Duke of Milan....

From Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 by Julia Mary Cartwright Ady

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