Meaning & use
Toscanini
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Meanings
proper nounproper
Arturo Toscanini, an Italian conductor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, famous for his exact and intense performances.
Grammar: Used as a name; no article, and often followed by a noun like 'Toscanini recording' or 'Toscanini's Beethoven'.
Patterns
- Toscanini's recording of something
- a Toscanini performance
- conducted by Toscanini
The orchestra played a Toscanini recording of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
Many critics say Toscanini set a new standard for orchestral precision.
She wrote her thesis on Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra.
proper nounproper
A person with the surname Toscanini, especially members of the conductor's family.
Grammar: Used like any family name, with or without a first name: 'Arturo Toscanini', 'the Toscaninis'.
Patterns
- the Toscanini family
- a Toscanini
The Toscanini family archive contains many letters from that period.
A young Toscanini studied cello before turning to conducting.
Common combinations
- Toscanini recording
- This Toscanini recording from 1951 still sounds remarkably clear.
- Toscanini's interpretation
- Toscanini's interpretation of Verdi was both dramatic and disciplined.
- conducted by Toscanini
- The concert was conducted by Toscanini in his final season.
- the Toscanini legacy
- The Toscanini legacy includes hundreds of broadcast performances.
Commonly confused: Toscanini or Tuscanini?
Toscanini vs Tuscanini
A rare misspelling of Toscanini. The correct spelling has 'o' in the first syllable and 'a' in the second: Toscanini.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'Toscanini' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Toscanini is the name of a conductor, so a 'Toscanini recording' is a recording he conducted. The other options treat it as a medical test, an object, or a place, which it is not.
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