Ansermet

[ French ahn-ser-mey ]

/ French ɑ̃ sɛrˈmeɪ /

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noun

Er·nest

[er-nest], /ɛrˈnɛst/, 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.

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How to use Ansermet in a sentence

My friends Ramuz, Ansermet, and many others were all in equally straitened circumstances.
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It was admirably conducted by Ansermet, and became one of the most remarkable triumphs of his conducting.
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It was Ansermet's debut, too, as conductor of the Russian Ballet.
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Ansermet had gone in advance to prepare for the performances that Diaghileff was to give there.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ansermet

Ansermet

/ (French ɑ̃sɛrmɛ) /

noun

Ernest (ɛrnɛst). 1883–1969, Swiss orchestral conductor; principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballet Russe

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