Albinoni

[ al-buh-noh-nee; Italian ail-bee-noh-nee ]

noun

1. To·ma·so Gio·van·ni [taw-, mah, -zaw jaw-, vah, -nee], 1671–1750, Italian composer.

Albinoni

/ albiˈnoːni /

noun

1. AlbinoniTomaso16711750MItalianMUSIC: composerMUSIC: violinist Tomaso (toˈmaːzo). 1671–1750, Italian composer and violinist. He wrote concertos and over 50 operas

Example Sentences

“But I find that music helps a little to escape the pain,” said Leroux quietly, after listening to a stirring rendition of Albinoni’s Adagio, a Baroque classic.

From Reuters

But while the Toccata and Fugue has been limited in the main to horror films, despite Disney’s more abstract interpretation in Fantasia, the Albinoni has until now been used mainly to evoke sympathy.

From The Guardian

Even if you don’t listen to Classic FM or have an album called something like “Baroque Classics”, the chances are that you’d recognise Albinoni’s Adagio in G minor.

From The Guardian

Indeed, the Albinoni has proved so ubiquitous that Mark Kermode demanded a moratorium on its use when he reviewed Manchester by the Sea – it brings only “corny cultural clutter”, he wrote.

From The Guardian

It’s pastiche then, though, unsurprisingly, from someone who had studied Albinoni, it’s informed pastiche.

From The Guardian