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maestro
maestro (It.). Master. Title given in Italy to celebrated composers, conds., and teachers, e.g. Maestro Verdi, Maestro Toscanini, Maestro Martini. The tendency has grown in USA (and has spread) to use it as a synonym only for conds., e.g. ‘the maestro’. Maestro di cappella was the mus. dir. of a chapel or of an aristocratic mus. est.; maestro al cembalo was the musician who, in 17th and 18th cents., directed perfs. from the hpd. or other continuo instr.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "maestro." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "maestro." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-maestro.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "maestro." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-maestro.html |
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maes·tro / ˈmīstrō/ • n. (pl. maes·tri / ˈmīstrē/ or maes·tros ) a distinguished musician, esp. a conductor of classical music. ∎ a great or distinguished figure in any sphere: a movie maestro. ORIGIN: early 18th cent.: Italian, ‘master,’ from Latin magister. |
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"maestro." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "maestro." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-maestro.html "maestro." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-maestro.html |
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maestro A local north-westerly wind of the Adriatic Sea which affects the western coasts, especially in summer. The term is also applied to north-westerly winds in the Ionian Sea and to winds off the coasts of Corsica and Sardinia.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "maestro." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "maestro." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-maestro.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "maestro." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-maestro.html |
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maestro Local north-westerly wind of the Adriatic Sea which affects the western coasts, especially in summer. The term is also applied to north-westerly winds in the Ionian Sea and to winds off the coasts of Corsica and Sardinia.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "maestro." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "maestro." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-maestro.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "maestro." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-maestro.html |
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maestro •arrow, barrow, farrow, harrow, Jarrow, marrow, narrow, sparrow, taro, tarot, Varro, yarrow
•gabbro • Avogadro • Afro • aggro
•macro • cilantro • Castro
•wheelbarrow
•Faro, Kilimanjaro, Pissarro, Pizarro, Tupamaro
•Pedro • allegro • hedgerow • velcro
•escrow
•metro, retro
•electro • Jethro
•bolero, caballero, dinero, Faeroe, pharaoh, ranchero, sombrero, torero
•scarecrow • Ebro
•Montenegro, Negro
•repro • in vitro • Pyrrho • synchro
•windrow • impro • intro • bistro
•Babygro • McEnroe
•biro, Cairo, giro, gyro, tyro
•fibro • micro • maestro
•borrow, Corot, morrow, sorrow, tomorrow
•cockcrow • cointreau
•Moro, Sapporo, Thoreau
•Mindoro • Yamoussoukro
•Woodrow
•burro, burrow, furrow
•upthrow
•De Niro, hero, Nero, Pierrot, Pinero, Rio de Janeiro, sub-zero, zero
•bureau, chiaroscuro, Douro, enduro, euro, Ishiguro, Oruro, Truro
•Politburo • guacharo • Diderot
•vigoro • Prospero • Cicero • in utero
•Devereux • Jivaro • overthrow
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"maestro." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "maestro." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-maestro.html "maestro." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-maestro.html |
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