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 Antonio Vivaldi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678 in Venice, Italy.
Vivaldi's music is innovative, breaking a consolidated tradition in schemes; he gave brightness to the formal and the rhythmic structure of the concerto, repeatedly looking for harmonic contrasts, and invented innovative melodies and themes.
Vivaldi is considered one of the composers who brought Baroque music (with its typical contrast among heavy sonorities) to evolve into a classical style.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi   (1781 words)

  
 Antonio Tejero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tejero, being the last one left of the coup leaders in jail, was set free after 15 years from the military prison in Alcalá de Henares on December 2, 1996.
Antonio Tejero with a gun in his hand, breaking into the Spanish Congress of Deputies on February 23, 1981 (23-F), attempting a coup.
He was the captain-general of the third military region, until the 23-F attempted coup.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Tejero   (199 words)

  
 Antonio Saca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elías Antonio ("Tony") Saca González (born in Usulutan, El Salvador, 9 March 1965) is a Salvadoran politician.
Saca is descended from Palestinian immigrants who arrived in El Salvador in the early 20th century.
With his embracing of the free-market and pro-U.S. policies pursued by Flores, Saca was the clear favorite of President Bush's administration in the Salvadoran presidential election, 2004.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Saca   (227 words)

  
 Antonio Pantojas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pantojas, who has admitted to being homosexual in public, was a controversial figure in Puerto Rico during the late 1980s, a period when homosexualism was being addressed on Puerto Rican
Pantojas did several television appearances to promove the image of gays and lesbians in a better light.
Pantojas is well known around the island for his works as a transvestite on theatre.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Pantojas   (227 words)

  
 Antonio Negri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio (Toni) Negri was born in Padua, Italy in 1933.
Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri Labor of Dionysus: A Critique of the State-Form University of Minnesota Press, 1994.
Negri was convicted of crimes of association and insurrection against the state (a charge that was later dropped) and in 1984 sentenced to 30 years in jail.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Negri   (1559 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Alonzo Coello Sanchez
We have no definite information that Sánchez was ever in Italy, but he certainly carefully copied the paintings of Titian under the influence of Sir Antonio Mor, who was his great master.
In 1552 he accompanied him to Lisbon when Mor was sent by Charles V to paint the portraits of the royal family, and Sánchez then entered into the service of Don Juan of Portugal, who had married Joanna, the daughter of Charles and the sister of Philip II.
On the death of the Infante Don Juan, his widow recommended her painter to her brother Philip, and as Mor had just left the Court and retired to Brussels, Philip II appointed Coello pintor de cámara.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13427a.htm   (1559 words)

  
 Antonio Lauro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Lauro (born August 3, 1917 in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, died April 18, 1986 in Caracas) was one of the foremost South American composers in the 20th century.
John Williams is quoted as having justly referred to Antonio Lauro as being the "Strauss of the guitar".
Lauro's father, an immigrant from Italy, was a barber who could sing and play the guitar so he taught his son what he could, but died when Antonio was still a child.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Lauro   (1488 words)

  
 Antonio Labriola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Labriola (1843-1904) was an Italian Marxist theoretician.
Although an academic philosopher and never an active member of any political party, his thought exerted influence on many political theorists in Italy during the early 20th century, including the founder of the Italian Liberal Party Benedetto Croce and the founder of the Italian Communist Party Antonio Gramsci.
In 1874, Labriola was appointed as a professor in Rome, where he was to spend the rest of his life teaching, writing and debating.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Labriola   (323 words)

  
 Antonio Gramsci - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gramsci believed that it was Marxism's task to marry the purely intellectual critique of religion found in Renaissance humanism to the elements of the Reformation that had appealed to the masses.
Gramsci posits that movements such as reformism and fascism, as well as the 'scientific management' and assembly line methods of Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford, are examples of this.
Gramsci’s theory of hegemony is tied to his conception of the capitalist state, which he claims rules through force plus consent.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Gramsci   (2827 words)

  
 Antonio Cassano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cassano is nicknamed Peter Pan, Fantantonio, El Pibe de Bari (a clear reference to Diego Maradona's nickname) and Il Gioiello di Bari Vecchia (the jewel of Old Bari).
Cassano made his Italian league debut in 1999 for Bari against local rivals Lecce, and a week later scored a superb goal against Inter Milan, one of the clubs who had courted Cassano before he had eventually signed professionally with his hometown club.
Cassano is reportedly only the second ever Italian player to play for Real Madrid: the first being Christian Panucci, a former team mate of his when at AS Roma.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Cassano   (853 words)

  
 Antonio Todde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Todde (January 22, 1889– January 3, 2002) was the oldest documented man in the world in 2001-2002 after the death of John Painter, and briefly the oldest person in the history of Italy.
The first time Todde saw a television was in the market town of Nuoro in 1954 (the same year RAI started broadcasting), and he would cycle 30 miles each night to watch its fuzzy pictures of dancing girls.
Born to a poor shepherd family in the medieval center of Tiana, Todde was the third of 12 children.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Todde   (474 words)

  
 Antonio Tellez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Tellez died on March 27 2005, in Perpignan, France.
He was born in Tarragona on January 18 1921 and fought against Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
However, his chief fame is for his historical writings on the anarchist resistance to Franco, a struggle largely unknown to the outside world, which continued from 1939 to 1975.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Tellez   (474 words)

  
 Antonio Taguba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Major General Antonio M. Taguba (born October 31, 1950), became known worldwide when a classified report he wrote about cases of torture at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq was published in 2004.
Colonel Taguba was the commander of the "Warhorse", the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division from June 1995 until he relinguished command in June 1997.
Taguba is only the second Filipino American to attain the rank of U.S. Army General.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Taguba   (544 words)

  
 Antonio Stradivari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Stradivari was born in the year 1644 (by some sources in 1649 or 1650) but there are not any sources about his exact birth place, apart from the fact that he was born in Italy to Alessandro Stradivari and Anna Moroni.
Antonio Stradivari (1644– December 18, 1737, Cremona) was an Italian luthier (maker of violins and other stringed instruments), the most prominent member of that profession.
This inscription indicates the maker (Antonio Stradivari), the town (Cremona), and "made in the year," followed by a date that is either printed or handwritten.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Stradivari   (584 words)

  
 Antonio Soler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Francisco Javier José Soler Ramos (baptised December 3, 1729- December 20, 1783) was a Spanish composer.
Soler's works are more varied in form than Scarlatti's, however, with some pieces in three or four movements, for example (Scarlatti's are in one or two).
Soler also wrote concertos, quintets for organ and strings, motets, masses and pieces for solo organ.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Soler   (347 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article: Il Postino
It was adapted by Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli and Massimo Troisi from the novel Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skármeta.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/il/il_postino.htm   (119 words)

  
 António de Oliveira Salazar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salazar was determined to retain Portuguese control of these places, as they formed the basis of Salazar's dependence upon the empire and national pride in Portugal's status as the third colonial power.
Salazar wanted Portugal to be important internationally, and the country's large colonial holdings made this possible, while Portugal itself remained a closed state with little influence from the Western powers.
Salazar himself banned Portugal's National Syndicalists, a much more unambiguously Fascist party, for being, in his words, a "Pagan" and "Totalitarian" party.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Salazar   (119 words)

  
 Kaharian Ng Espanyol Sa Pilipinas
Antonio Maria Blanco, Deciembre 26, 1849 - Junio 29, 1850.
Pagdating nuong Enero 11, 1595 ni Antonio de Morga bilang pang-2 sa governador ( lieutenant governor) ng Pilipinas
Sinagupa sa Manila Bay ng pangkat-dagat ng Espanyol, pinamunuan ni Antonio de Morga, ang mga mandarambong na Dutch mula sa Netherlands, pinamunuan ni Oliver van Noordt, nuong Deciembre 14, 1600.
www.elaput.com /govsarch.htm   (119 words)

  
 Antonio Pizzonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Pizzonia (from Manaus, Brazil) is one of two test drivers for the Williams Formula One team.
He would have again been teamed with Webber, and Mark is said to have advised the team against hiring Antonio, who he believed was not fast enough.
Pizzonia is still employed at Williams as a test driver, and when Heidfeld complained of headaches after being concussed in a crash during the Friday Practice Session at Monza, Pizzonia gained the chance to race.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Pizzonia   (581 words)

  
 Antonio Pigafetta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Pigafetta (ca. 1491 - ca. 1534), was an Italian navigator born in Vicenza.
During the trip, Pigafetta collected numerous data about geography, the climate, the flora, the fauna, and the inhabitants of the places that the expedition visited; his meticulous notes were to serve as invaluable documents to future explorers and cartographers, mainly due to his inclusion of nautical and linguistic data.
Pigafetta belonged to a rich family of Vicenza.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Pigafetta   (370 words)

  
 PANIZZI, SIR ANTHONY (1797-1879) - Online Information article about PANIZZI, SIR ANTHONY (1797-1879)
PANIZZI, SIR ANTHONY (1797-1879), English librarian, was born at Brescello, in the duchy of Modena, Italy, on the 16th of September 1797.
Panizzi had become a naturalized Englishman, but his devotion to the British Museum was rivalled by his devotion to his native land, and his personal influence with English Liberal statesmen enabled him often to promote her cause.
Panizzi's principal contributions to its inquiries with regard to the library were an enormous mass of statistics respecting foreign libraries, and some admirable evidence on the catalogue of printed books then in contemplation.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /PAI_PAS/PANIZZI_SIR_ANTHONY_1797_1879_.html   (370 words)

  
 Antonio Palocci - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Palocci Filho is a Sanitarian and physician and was the Minister of Finance in the current government of Brazil.
In 2005, Antonio Palocci was involved in the Mensalão scandal, after being accused by Rogério Buratti, his former secretary in the Ribeirão Preto administration.
Antonio Palocci worked for five years as a civil servant in the Ribeirão Preto office of the São Paulo State Public Health Secretariat.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Palocci   (550 words)

  
 Antonio Gates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Gates (born June 18, 1980 in Detroit, Michigan) is a football tight end for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.
Gates was selected to the 2005 Pro Bowl and caught a TD pass from Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning to help the AFC to a 38-27 victory.
On December 19, Gates tied the NFL season record for touchdowns by a tight end (12) in a 21-0 win over the Cleveland Browns, and he went on to break that record in an overtime loss to the Indianapolis Colts on December 26.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Gates   (425 words)

  
 Antonio Damasio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Damasio is married to Dr. Hanna Damasio, his colleague and co-author of several works.
As a researcher, Dr. Damasio's main interest is the neurobiology of the mind, especially neural systems which subserve memory, language, emotion, and decision-making.
Damasio studied medicine at the University of Lisbon Medical School in Portugal, where he did also his medical residency rotation and completed his doctorate.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Damasio   (503 words)

  
 Caldara, Antonio: Biography
Born in Venice, Antonio Caldara probably studied with Giovanni Legrenzi, director of the Conservatorio de' mendicanti in that city from 1672 and maestro di cappella at St. Mark's from 1685.
In 1716 Caldara became assistant choirmaster to Fux at St. Stephen's church in Vienna.
Caldara is mentioned, in Carl Philip Emanuel's 1775 letter to to Forkel, as one whose works his father had especially valued in his later years.
jan.ucc.nau.edu /~tas3/caldara.html   (101 words)

  
 abettiantonio.htm
Antonio Abetti was a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Rome), associate member of the Royal Astronomical Society (London) and a member of several other Italian academies.
Abetti was a civil engineer but turned his interest to astronomy in 1868, a year after he received a degree in mathematics and engineering from the University of Padua.
With this instrument Abetti and others obtained many observations on the positions of minor planets, comets and stars.
www.plicht.de /chris/files/a/abettiantonio.htm   (101 words)

  
 Allegra Gioielli Made to Order English
Antonio Allegra’s talents as a designer and an artisan who masterfully creates an unique and exclusive work of art spanned almost half a century satisfying clients from many different walks of life and corners of the world.
Interested clients are advised to contact Antonio Allegra by e-mail or fax for any information regarding collaboration in design, materials and realization of finished product, appraisals may be forwarded before beginning of project..
Create a beginning and an end to a design, then assistance may be sought from Antonio Allegra, working together can create new spirit and brighten an original design or idea.
www.allegragioielli.com /madetoorder_eng.htm   (101 words)

  
 Antonio Aguilar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Aguilar is a popular Mexican singer and actor.
Antonio Aguilar lived many years in [[Puerto Rico] where he also provided rodeos and concerts.
He made many movies among his best is Caballo Prieto Azabache and Bala Perdida; these are most his movies Antonio Aguilar made from ht emost recent to the oldest:
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 Infoshop News - Obit: Antonio Téllez Solà, the Herodotus of the anti-Franco maquis
Obit: Antonio Téllez Solà, the Herodotus of the anti-Franco maquis
Obit: Antonio Téllez Solà, the Herodotus of the anti-Franco maquis
Infoshop News - Obit: Antonio Téllez Solà, the Herodotus of the anti-Franco maquis
www.infoshop.org /inews/article.php?story=20050522123651334   (235 words)

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