But the device is also highly esteemed by the ultra-modern Italian school, as may be seen in studying the scores of puccini, Mascagni and Leoncavallo.
"Style in Singing"
W. E. Haslam
No, this was a woman's voice, singing the tempestuous, over-lapping phrases of Signor puccini, then comparatively new in the world, but already so popular that even Hedger recognized his unmistakable gusts of breath.
"Youth and the Bright Medusa"
Willa Cather
When I mentioned puccini, he held his head in his hands.
"Youth and the Bright Medusa"
Willa Cather