Kreutzer

¹

[kroit-ser, krœ-tser]

noun

1. Rodolphe 1766–1831, French violinist.

kreutzer

²

[kroit-ser]

noun

1. any of various former minor coins issued by German states.

2. a former copper coin of Austria, one 100th of a florin.

kreutzer

/ ˈkrɔɪtsə /

noun

1. any of various former copper and silver coins of Germany or Austria

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kreutzer¹

First recorded in 1540–50; from German Kreuzer, equivalent to Kreuz “cross” (originally the device on the coin; cross ) + -er noun suffix ( -er ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kreutzer¹

C16: from German Kreuzer, from Kreuz cross, from Latin crux; referring to the cross originally stamped upon such coins

Example Sentences

“There are opportunities for improvisation and adding ornaments, and there are stories behind these works where improvisation was an essential part of how these pieces were conceived. There are stories that Beethoven basically performed the premiere of the Kreutzer violin sonata, which is on this program, half-improvised because he hadn’t quite finished the piece,” said Lee, who will play violin alongside pianist Julio Elizalde.

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Kreutzer's film features fabulous period costumes and décor, but some scenes have a very contemporary and anachronistic spin, as when Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through the Night," is played in one scene.

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“Corsage” is the sort of film that seems to float in front of you, rather than actually going somewhere, but Kreutzer finds some exquisite moments.

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“Corsage,” Marie Kreutzer’s intriguingly revisionist — if dramatically inert — portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, isn’t remotely flowery, flouncy or romantic.

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Dramatically, though, Kreutzer’s increasingly ahistoric retelling starts to feel inert, as enervated and suffused with ennui as its world-weary heroine.

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