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Piccinni

American  
[peet-cheen-ee] / pitˈtʃin i /
Also Piccini

noun

  1. Niccolò or Nicola 1728–1800, Italian composer.


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Her expressive arrangements — which contain striking elements such as king proteas, lotus leaves, purple amaranth flowers and ornamental pincushions — can be delivered along with a live serenade by Piccinni herself.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2020

At Potafiori, a restaurant, cocktail bar and flower shop near the Fondazione Prada, Rosalba Piccinni marries her love of botanical design with her passion for entertaining and hospitality.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2020

Bergamo uses the term “festival” loosely, since it also embraces the Teatro Donizetti’s other stage offerings, which include works by Piccinni, Puccini, Rossini and Tchaikovsky.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2011

Piccinni was rocking the cradle of his youngest child, born that same year; another of his children tugged at his coat to make him tip over the cradle; the mother revelling in the spectacle.

From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 by Hughes, Rupert

The tender-hearted Piccinni, like Palestrina, was so overcome with this humiliation, that he fell ill, and kept his bed for several months.

From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 by Hughes, Rupert

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