Pergolesi

[per-gaw-le-zee]

noun

1. Giovanni Battista 1710–36, Italian composer.

Pergolesi

/ perɡoˈleːsi /

noun

1. Giovanni Battista (dʒoˈvanni batˈtista). 1710–36, Italian composer: his works include the operetta La Serva padrona (1733) and the Stabat Mater (1736) for women's voices

Example Sentences

Lucía Pergolesi regrets her best friend has been fired from her job in a government ministry.

From Seattle Times

Others, like Lucía Pergolesi, are worried for the jobs people will lose.

From Seattle Times

You might happen upon a less celebrated gem, like his early Stravinsky or his late Pergolesi, his “Fierrabras” or his “Khovanshchina.”

From New York Times

One Pergolesi forgery wound up in the collection of the Metropolitan Opera Guild.

From New York Times

Nicotra was also known for forging works by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, an early-18th-century composer who died at the age of 26 and whose posthumous fame attracted forgers.

From New York Times