SIBELIUS

Meaning of SIBELIUS in English

Pronunciation: s ə - ' b ā l-y ə s, - ' b ā -l ē - ə s

Function: biographical name

Jean \ ' zhän, ' yän \ 1865-1957 Finn. composer

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SIBELIUS — biographical name 1865-1957 Finnish composer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIBELIUS — /si bay"lee euhs, -bayl"yeuhs/ ; Fin. /si bay"lyoos/ , n. Jean (Julius Christian) /zhahn yooh"lyoos krddis"tyahn/ , 1865-1957, Finnish composer.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIBELIUS — biographical name Jean ˈzhän, ˈyän 1865-1957 Finnish composer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIBELIUS — Sibelius BrE AmE sɪ ˈbeɪl i‿əs sə- —Swedish, Finnish [ si ˈbeː li us ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIBELIUS — Si ‧ be ‧ li ‧ us, Jean /səˈbeɪliəs, sɪˈbeɪliəs, ʒæn/ BrE AmE (1865–1957) a Finnish ↑ composer whose music …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIBELIUS, JEAN — orig. Johan Julius Christian Sibelius born Dec. 8, 1865, Hämeenlinna, Fin. died Sept. 20, 1957, Järvenpää Finnish composer. He played …
Английский словарь Британика
SIBELIUS, JEAN — born Dec. 8, 1865, Hmeenlinna, Fin. died Sept. 20, 1957, Jrvenp original name Johan Julius Christian Sibelius Finnish composer, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIBELIUS, JEAN — Si ‧ be ‧ li ‧ us, Jean /səˈbeɪliəs, sɪˈbeɪliəs, ʒæn/ BrE AmE (1865–1957) a Finnish ↑ composer whose music …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIBELIUS, JEAN — orig. Johan Julius Christian Sibelius born Dec. 8, 1865, Hämeenlinna, Fin. died Sept. 20, 1957, Järvenpää Finnish composer. He played …
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SYMPHONY — Long musical composition for orchestra, usually in several movements. The term (meaning "sounding together") came to be the standard name …
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SYMPHONIC POEM — or tone poem Musical work for orchestra inspired by an extramusical story, idea, or "program," to which the title typically …
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JULIUS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Caesar Gaius Julius Cohn Ferdinand Julius Cohnheim Julius Friedrich Erving Julius Winfield Frontinus Sextus …
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JOHAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Johan Jonaton Björling Karl Johan Huizinga Johan Ibsen Henrik Johan Johan Maurits van Nassau …
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JEAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Jean François Gravelet Jean Boulogne Jean Baptiste Poquelin Agassiz Jean Louis Rodolphe Alembert Jean …
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DAVIS, SIR COLIN (REX) — born Sept. 5, 1927, Weybridge, Surrey, Eng. British conductor. Self-taught as a conductor, he first earned acclaim with a 1958 …
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CHRISTIAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Andersen Hans Christian Bach Johann Christian Billroth Christian Albert Theodor Christian Charlie Charles Christian …
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FINLANDIA — /fin lan"dee euh/ , n. symphonic poem, op. 26, composed in 1899 by Jean Sibelius.
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SYMPHONIC POEM — also called Tone Poem, musical composition for orchestra inspired by an extra-musical idea, story, or program, to which the title …
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POWELL, MAUD — born Aug. 22, 1868, Peru, Ill., U.S. died Jan. 8, 1920, Uniontown, Pa. American virtuoso violinist, recognized in Europe and …
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PALMGREN, SELIM — born Feb. 16, 1878, Pori, Fin., Russian Empire died Dec. 13, 1951, Helsinki, Fin. Finnish pianist and composer who helped …
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MOERAN, ERNEST JOHN — born Dec. 31, 1894, Heston and Isleworth, Middlesex, Eng. died Dec. 1, 1950, near Kenmare, County Kerry, Ire. composer whose …
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KOUSSEVITZKY, SERGE — born July 14 [July 26, New Style], 1874, Vyshny Volochyok, Russia died June 4, 1951, Boston, Mass., U.S. original name …
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KALEVALA — Finnish national epic compiled from old Finnish ballads, lyrical songs, and incantations that were a part of Finnish oral tradition. …
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KAJANUS, ROBERT — born Dec. 2, 1856, Helsingfors, Finland, Russian Empire [now Helsinki, Fin.] died July 6, 1933, Helsinki Finnish conductor and composer …
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JARNEFELT, ARMAS — born Aug. 14, 1869, Viipuri, Fin. [now Vyborg, Russia] died June 23, 1958, Stockholm, Swed. in full Edvard Armas Jrnefelt …
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HANSON, HOWARD — born Oct. 28, 1896, Wahoo, Neb., U.S. died Feb. 26, 1981, New York City composer, conductor, and teacher who was …
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HAMEENLINNA — Swedish Tavastehus, city, capital of Hme lni (province), southwestern Finland. It lies on the shore of Vanaja Lake, northwest of …
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FINLAND, CHURCH OF — in full Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Finland, Finnish Suomen Evankelis-luterilainen-kirkko, national church of Finland, which changed from the Roman Catholic …
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BRICO, ANTONIA — born June 26, 1902, Rotterdam, Neth. died Aug. 3, 1989, Denver, Colo., U.S. Dutch-born American conductor and pianist, the first …
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN — (baptized Dec. 17, 1770, Bonn, archbishopric of Cologne [now in Germany]-d. March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria), German composer of Flemish …
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