Bononcini

American  

[baw-nawn-chee-nee] / ˌbɔ nɔnˈtʃi ni /

noun

1. Giovanni Maria 1640–78, and his sons Giovanni Battista 1670–1747, and Marc Antonio 1675–1726, Italian composers.

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Example Sentences

Opera Feroce will present a semi-staged production of “Magdalene’s Dilemma,” a morality musical based on oratorios by Bononcini.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2014

Handel's rival, the egocentric Giovanni Battista Bononcini, kept him fighting for audiences.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some say, compar'd to Bononcini, That Mynheer Handel 's but a ninny; Others aver that he to Handel Is scarcely fit to hold a candle.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John

Attilio was to put the first act to music, Bononcini the second, and Handel the third.

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Epigram on the feuds between Handel and Bononcini: "Strange! all this difference should be, 'Twixt Tweedle-DUM and Tweedle-DEE!"

From Notes and Queries, Number 237, May 13, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various