Tippett

American  

[tip-it] / ˈtɪp ɪt /

noun

1. Sir Michael (Kemp), 1905–98, British composer.

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Tippett British  

/ ˈtɪpɪt /

noun

1. Sir Michael. 1905–98, English composer, whose works include the oratorio A Child of Our Time (1941) and the operas The Midsummer Marriage (1952), King Priam (1961), The Knot Garden (1970), The Ice Break (1976), and New Year (1989)

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Example Sentences

For a scene in which a lab rat dies and then reanimates, Álvarez enlisted Tippett Studio, the outfit run by legendary effects master Phil Tippett, to make a model rodent move through stop-motion animation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

Tippett cut the lead to 2-1, beating Daws 7:43 into the second period, a session the Flyers outshot New Jersey 24-15 but were outscored 2-1.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

Tippett s cored on a power play for his 21st with 1:37 left in the second but Hischier t allied his 18th early in the third for a 5-2 lead.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

But the series is cast well from top to bottom, with Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski also notable as Monarch operatives.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Benjamin Britten enjoyed an extended holiday in America, while Michael Tippett, a conscientious objector, produced an eloquent and moving wartime plea for unfashionable pacifism in his oratorio A Child of Our Time.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall