Glazunov

American  

[glaz-uh-nawf, -nof, gluh-zoo-nawf] / ˈglæz ə nɔf, -ˌnɒf, glə zuˈnɔf /

Or Glazunoff

noun

1. Alexander Konstantinovitch 1865–1936, Russian composer.

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Glazunov British  

/ ɡləzuˈnɔf, ˈɡlæzʊnɒf /

noun

1. Aleksandr Konstantinovich (alɪkˈsandr kənstanˈtinəvitʃ). 1865–1936, Russian composer, in France from 1928. A pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov, he wrote eight symphonies and concertos for piano and for violin among other works

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Example Sentences

This 1898 divertissement by Marius Petipa, to the melodious music of Alexander Glazunov, is accented with moves shaped by Hungarian folk dance and has long been a staple of various classical ballet companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

A company premiere, “Pas de Dix,” set to Alexander Glazunov’s lively score, was staged by the former New York City Ballet principal Kyra Nichols.

From New York Times

“I am afraid Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov might hear of it,” the composer wrote, “and make use of the new effect before I could.”

From Washington Post

Paired with “The Dream” was Alexei Ratmansky’s “The Seasons,” an ambitious production teetering between lively and overstuffed, set to Alexander Glazunov.

From New York Times

This is a classical showcase, set to Glazunov and inspired by “The Sleeping Beauty,” in which the ceremonial dancing of seven couples frames seven solos for ballerinas.

From New York Times