What Busoni Taught Kurt Weill
“What Makes It Italian?” Famous Composers and the Italians Who Taught Them
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Topic: Italian Society
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Parole Parole: “Chiacchierone”
Today’s word is CHIACCHIERONE, Italian for a chatterbox.
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Parole Parole: “Sfizio”
Today’s word is SFIZIO, Italian for a treat, or a whim.
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Parole Parole: “Clessidra”
Today’s word is CLESSIDRA, Italian for hourglass.
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Parole Parole: “Esaudire”
Today’s word is ESAUDIRE, Italian for fulfilling a wish.
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Parole Parole: “Tombola”
Today’s word is TOMBOLA, the traditional Christmas Italian bingo.
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Parole Parole: “Spicciare”
Today’s word is SPICCIARE, Italian for getting things done, or for hurrying up.
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Parole Parole: “Ceffo”
Today’s word is CEFFO, Italian for mug.
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Parole Parole: “Racconto”
Today’s word is RACCONTO, Italian for story or tale.
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Parole Parole: “Bischero”
Today’s word is BISCHERO, Italian for tuning peg, Tuscan for stupid.
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Parole Parole: “Pagliaccio”
Today’s word is PAGLIACCIO, Italian for clown.
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Parole Parole: “Tremendo”
Today’s word is TREMENDO, Italian for terrible, or horrific, and not – as one would imagine – tremendous.
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Parole Parole: “Omertà”
Today’s word is OMERTÀ, the code of silence enacted by a community in the face of organized crime.
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