Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Szymanowski.

Szymanowski

American  
[shee-mah-nawf-skee] / ˌʃi mɑˈnɔf ski /

noun

  1. Karol 1882?–1937, Polish composer.


Szymanowski British  
/ ʃimaˈnɔfski /

noun

  1. Karol (ˈkarɔl). 1882–1937, Polish composer, whose works include the opera King Roger (1926), two violin concertos, symphonies, piano music, and songs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

He began with the Third Piano Sonata by Karol Szymanowski, the great Polish composer of the first half of the 20th century who inspired a modern nationalist Polish musical style.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2022

The new Polish-themed disc — recorded with a regular collaborator, the pianist Michal Biel, and out in May — features songs by Szymanowski and Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: plush, late-Romantic repertoire most countertenors never go near.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2022

Leganes defender Alexander Szymanowski struck in the 76th with a left-footed shot from the edge of the area after Robert Ibanez sprung a counter-attack.

From Washington Times Oct. 1, 2016

This year's Proms will also feature a significant focus on Polish music, with works throughout the season by Lutosławski, Szymanowski, Penderecki, Panufnik and Górecki, and the Proms debut of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.

From The Guardian Apr. 18, 2013

People who did not read the newspapers were startled to find black-bordered inserts in their programs, suggesting that the premiere be considered a memorial since Karol Szymanowski had died two days before.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training