Sibelius
Jean (Ju·li·us Chris·tian) [zhahn yoo-lyoos kris-tyahn], /ʒɑn ˈyu lyʊs ˈkrɪs tyɑn/, 1865–1957, Finnish composer.
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How to use Sibelius in a sentence
Air blows through the music of Sibelius, quickens even the slightest of his compositions.
Musical Portraits | Paul RosenfeldBut Sibelius has written music that seems to come as the very answer to the call, and to be the North indeed.
Musical Portraits | Paul RosenfeldBut, in the presence of Sibelius, they seem only too evidently men of a gentler, later generation.
Musical Portraits | Paul RosenfeldIt is as if Sibelius had come upon himself, and so been able to rid his work of all superfluity and indecision.
Musical Portraits | Paul RosenfeldIt is possible that Sibelius will create another work similarly naked and intense.
Musical Portraits | Paul Rosenfeld
British Dictionary definitions for Sibelius
/ (sɪˈbeɪlɪəs) /
Jean (ʒan). 1865–1957, Finnish composer, noted for his seven symphonies, his symphonic poems, such as Finlandia (1900) and Tapiola (1925), and his violin concerto (1905)
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