Daphnis and Chloe

American  

noun

1. two lovers in pastoral literature, especially in a Greek romance attributed to Longus.

2. (italics) a ballet (1912) with music by Maurice Ravel and scenario and choreography by Michel Fokine.

3. (italics) either of two orchestral suites by Ravel based on the music of this ballet.

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Daphnis and Chloe British  

noun

1. two lovers in pastoral literature, esp in a prose idyll attributed to the Greek writer Longus

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Example Sentences

Pinchas Zukerman The violinist joins Pacific Symphony for Mozart's 3rd Violin Concerto; program also includes Ravel's "Daphnis and Chloe" Suite No. 2, and a multimedia-enhanced presentation of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition."

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2018

"He once got mixed up in Daphnis and Chloe," said Fishberg.

From Time Magazine Archive

One phrase in Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe should float into the air "like smoke"; in another, he whispered, "La nuit . . . you sleep, a tiny bit of sun comes through."

From Time Magazine Archive

It was music made for beauty's sake, music suggested by the old Greek legend of Daphnis and Chloe, a shepherd and a shepherdess who grew up together and loved inevitably.

From Time Magazine Archive

And because of his feeling he went on with Daphnis and Chloe.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck