Ansermet

[ French ahn-ser-mey ]

noun
  1. Er·nest [er-nest], /ɛrˈnɛst/, 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.

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How to use Ansermet in a sentence

  • My friends Ramuz, Ansermet, and many others were all in equally straitened circumstances.

    An Autobiography | Igor Stravinsky
  • It was admirably conducted by Ansermet, and became one of the most remarkable triumphs of his conducting.

    An Autobiography | Igor Stravinsky
  • It was Ansermet's debut, too, as conductor of the Russian Ballet.

    An Autobiography | Igor Stravinsky
  • Ansermet had gone in advance to prepare for the performances that Diaghileff was to give there.

    An Autobiography | Igor Stravinsky

British Dictionary definitions for Ansermet

Ansermet

/ (French ɑ̃sɛrmɛ) /


noun
  1. Ernest (ɛrnɛst). 1883–1969, Swiss orchestral conductor; principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballet Russe

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