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Delibes

[ duh-leeb ]

noun

  1. (Clé·ment Phi·li·bert) Lé·o [kley-, mahn, fee-lee-, ber, ley-, aw], 1836–91, French composer, especially of operas, operettas, and ballets.


Delibes

/ dəlib /

noun

  1. Delibes(Clément Philibert) Léo18361891MFrenchMUSIC: composer ( Clément Philibert ) Léo (leo). 1836–91, French composer, noted particularly for his ballets Coppélia (1870) and Sylvia (1876), and the opera Lakmé (1883)
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Example Sentences

He came forward, and in response to another burst of applause commenced to play Delibes's "Fizzicati."

It is said, too, that no less than six composers wrote operas for her, and that Delibes's "Lakm" was one of these.

Lo Delibes' music is typically French and is full of that "esprit" so characteristic of our neighbours.

Delibes's music never rises to passion, but it is unfailingly tender and graceful, and is scored with consummate dexterity.

In this work Delibes attempted a tragic story to which his delicate talent was ill suited, and the opera achieved little success.

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