Albéniz
[ ahl-ve-neeth; English ahl-bey-nees, al- ]
/ ɑlˈvɛ niθ; English ɑlˈbeɪ nis, æl- /
noun
I·sa·ac [ee-sah-ahk; English ahy-zuh k] /ˌi sɑˈɑk; English ˈaɪ zək/,1860–1909, Spanish composer and pianist.
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Mr. Rubinstein succeeded in making the Albeniz pieces not only poetical but lyrical.
The Spanish80 composers, Albeniz and Granados, frequently employ national dance rhythms in their pieces.
Music: An Art and a Language|Walter Raymond SpaldingYet he is modern, in the sense that he is intellectual and anti-sentimental, as compared with Albeniz.
Here begin the difficulties of understanding even Albeniz and Granados.
British Dictionary definitions for albeniz
Albéniz
/ (Spanish alˈβeniθ) /
noun
Isaac (isaˈak). 1860–1909, Spanish composer; noted for piano pieces inspired by folk music, such as the suite Iberia
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