Salieri

[ suhl-yair-ee, sal-; Italian sah-lye-ree ]

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noun

An·to·nio [an-, toh, -nee-oh, ahn-, taw, -nyaw], 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.

Salieri

/ ˌsalˈjeri /

SalieriAntonio17501825MItalianMUSIC: composerMUSIC: conductor Antonio (anˈtonjo). 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor, who worked in Vienna (from 1766). The suggestion that he poisoned Mozart has no foundation

Chief-Chapelmaster Salieri did not scruple to beat time for the drummers and salvos; Hr.

Then, Herr von Salieri, replied Beethoven, it cannot have been so utterly bad.

In 1829 he came to Vienna, remaining there eighteen months studying piano under Czerny, and composition with Salieri.

It is certain that no composer will be engaged at present, particularly as Gluck and Salieri are in the Emperor's service.

His Majesty has sought out Gluck and Salieri, and most of those who are now in his service, in the same way.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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