Rachmaninoff

or Rach·ma·ni·nov

[ rahkh-mah-nuh-nawf, -nof, rahk-; Russian ruhkh-mah-nyi-nuhf ]

noun

1. Ser·gei Was·si·lie·vitch [sur-, gey, v, uh, -, seel, -y, uh, -vich, syi, r, -, gyey, vuh-, syee, -lyi-vyich], 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.

Rachmaninoff

/ rækˈmænɪˌnɒf; raxˈmaninəf /

noun

1. RachmaninoffSergei Vassilievich18731943MRussianMUSIC: piano virtuosoMUSIC: composer Sergei Vassilievich (sɪrˈɡjej vaˈsiljɪvitʃ). 1873–1943, Russian piano virtuoso and composer

Example Sentences

Like the guy who sits down at the piano in a hotel lobby and bangs out Rachmaninoff.

From The Daily Beast

And had M. Rachmaninoff instead of being a musician been a painter, would not a like destiny await his compositions?

From Project Gutenberg

Are not the piano-pieces of M. Rachmaninoff the result of a relationship to the instrument that is fast becoming outmoded?

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An excellent example of this is contained in the autobiography, Rachmaninoff's Recollections.

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In this book, immortal Rachmaninoff describes in detail his success in overcoming a severe case of mental depression.

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She played the Rachmaninoff "Prelude," and when she had finished they neither moved nor spoke.

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