distinguished Italian composer and pedagogue; b. Pisino, Istria, Feb. 3, 1904; d. Florence, Feb. 19, 1975. Dallapiccola took piano lessons at an early age. He went to school at the Pisino Gymnasium from 1914 to 1921, with a break in 1917-18, when his family was politically exiled in Graz, and also studied piano and harmony in nearby Trieste from 1919-21.

In 1922, Dallapiccola moved to Florence, where he studied piano and composition at the Cherubini Conservatory. He was also active in the Italian section of the ISCM from the early 1930s. From 1934 to 1967 Dallapiccola served on the faculty of the Cherubini Conservatory.

Dallapiccola visited London in 1946 and traveled on the Continent. He also taught courses in various American colleges from the early 1950s through the late 1960s. A collection of his essays was published under the title Appunti incontri meditazioni (1970).

As a composer, Dallapiccola has adapted the 12-TONE theory of ARNOLD SCHOENBERG to the difficult task of writing music with memorable melodies. His vocal works are particularly noteworthy. He was able to create demanding, melodic vocal parts within the strict rules of composition of modern music.