Delibes

[ duh-leeb ]

noun

1. (Clé·ment Phi·li·bert) Lé·o [kley-, mahn, fee-lee-, ber, ley-, aw], 1836–91, French composer, especially of operas, operettas, and ballets.

Delibes

/ dəlib /

noun

1. Delibes(Clément Philibert) Léo18361891MFrenchMUSIC: composer ( Clément Philibert ) Léo (leo). 1836–91, French composer, noted particularly for his ballets Coppélia (1870) and Sylvia (1876), and the opera Lakmé (1883)

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He came forward, and in response to another burst of applause commenced to play Delibes's "Fizzicati."

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It is said, too, that no less than six composers wrote operas for her, and that Delibes's "Lakm" was one of these.

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Lo Delibes' music is typically French and is full of that "esprit" so characteristic of our neighbours.

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Delibes's music never rises to passion, but it is unfailingly tender and graceful, and is scored with consummate dexterity.

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In this work Delibes attempted a tragic story to which his delicate talent was ill suited, and the opera achieved little success.

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