Bruckner

American  

[brook-ner, bruhk-, brook-nuhr] / ˈbrʊk nər, ˈbrʌk-, ˈbrʊk nər /

noun

1. Anton 1824–96, Austrian composer and organist.

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Bruckner British  

/ ˈbrʊknər /

noun

1. Anton (ˈantoːn). 1824–96, Austrian composer and organist in the Romantic tradition. His works include nine symphonies, four masses, and a Te Deum

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Example Sentences

For Bruckner, rising melodic scales, humongous fanfares with trumpets and horns and Wagner tubas galore and repeated patterns over and over by an unstoppable orchestra serve as injections of musical endorphins.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Pärt’s setting of the ancient text takes its place in a proud line that in the 19th century alone included Berlioz, Verdi and Bruckner.

From The Wall Street Journal

Highlights included the Vienna Symphony's superlative performance of Bruckner's Symphony No 9, and star conductor Klaus Mäkelä, who delivered an astonishingly emotional version of Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony with the Netherlands' Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

From BBC

"I always think we will win, but playing Libertadores midweek makes things tricky," says Bruckner.

From BBC

Back in San Francisco, Salonen led a monumental performance of Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony, showing what his orchestra can be.

From Los Angeles Times