Henze

American  

[hen-tsuh] / ˈhɛn tsə /

noun

1. Hans Werner 1926–2012, German composer.

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Henze British  

/ ˈhɛntsə /

noun

1. Hans Werner (hans ˈvɛrnər). 1926–2012, German composer, whose works, in many styles, include the operas The Stag King (1956), The Bassarids (1965), The English Cat (1983), and Das verratene Meer (1990) and the oratorio The Raft of the Medusa (1968)

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Henze

“In the first half of the year, the German economy has already shown remarkable resilience despite the geopolitical situation,” Deutsche Bank economist Felicitas Henze said after the ZEW print.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

“We need to encourage new small businesses to set up shop downtown and make it easier, not harder, to stay in business,” spokesperson Jillian Henze said by email.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2023

Ambitious attempts in mid-1950s London — notably “Prince of the Pagodas” and “Undine,” with exceptional scores by Benjamin Britten and Hans Werner Henze, respectively — “didn’t,” as the British press sniffed, “quite come off.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2023

Henze also encouraged the student to join a multiracial activist community on campus so that the therapy work wouldn’t be limited to just improving his individual relationship.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2022

The statue, modeled by Robert Henze, is to be cast in bronze.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 by Various

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