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Nevertheless, there remains a controversy—or at least an uncertainty—among musicologists regarding the accuracy of Nohl’s transcription and thus the true identity of Beethoven’s dedicatee.—
Brian Duignan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026 As Artnet News’ Min Chen reports, the tower’s dedicatee is believed to be a prominent Alonís resident named Lucio Terencio Mancino.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025 The first stone, Tomlin said, would have borne the name of the deceased, followed by the name of the inscription’s dedicatee (or executor).—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
29 Nov. 2024 With Lewis playing trombone, organ and electronics, his austere then emotive work managed to honor its dedicatee by generating new stylistic possibilities within an existing tradition — just as Parker had done.—New York Times,
31 Aug. 2021