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Bruckner

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

noun

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


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

"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

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The post only fueled the beef, with Samsung loyalists taking umbrage and Apple fans defending Bruckner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Bruckner had a fresh Hollywood, proto-John Williams and even a hint of Philip Glass vitality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025

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 ● Oct. 27, 2025

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

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025

Bruckner aside, most of Wagner’s contemporaries, while quick to assert his musical brilliance, were as at sea with the whole Wagner-and-the-future-of-all-art project as they were with the cultural agendas of his dramas.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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