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Zukofsky

American  
[zoo-kawf-skee, ‑-kof‑] / zuˈkɔf ski, ‑ˈkɒf‑ /

noun

  1. Louis, 1904–78, U.S. poet.


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That was emphasized by an exacting violinist, Paul Zukofsky, and conductor, Dennis Russell Davies.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2023

Zukofsky, in particular, was a brilliant virtuoso who loathed the sentimental use of vibrato and portamenti, the sliding along a violin string of one note to another.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2023

“He was always swift to run to judgment, was Paul,” Peter Quartermain, a literary scholar who has written on Louis Zukofsky, said.

From New York Times Jun. 20, 2017

In adult life, Mr. Zukofsky was known to aficionados as an ardent champion of composers including Philip Glass, John Cage, Milton Babbitt and Charles Wuorinen.

From New York Times Jun. 20, 2017

Mr. Zukofsky, as time went on, seemed disinclined to do those things.

From New York Times Jun. 20, 2017

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