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Luigi Dallapiccola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1077 words) |
 | Canti di prigionia and Il prigionero are reflections of this impassioned concern; the former was his first true protest work. |
 | During World War II he was in the dangerous position of opposing the Nazis; though he tried to go about his career as usual, and did, to a limited extent, on two occasions he was forced to go into hiding for several months. |
 | He had no more finished compositions after 1972 due to his failing health, until he died in Florence in 1975 of edema of the lungs; however, there are a very few sketches and fragments of work from this time, including a vocal work left unfinished just hours before he passed on. |
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 | In 1931, he was granted a diploma for composition and became a lecturer at the Conservatorio di Musica L. Cherubini in Florence, where he stayed for 36 years. |
 | With the Canti di Liberazione a trilogy is completed, which beginning are the Canti di Prigionia and the center part is the one-act opera Il Prigioniero. |
 | Dallapiccola died on February 19, 1975 in Firenze from edema of the lungs. |