Meyerbeer

[mahy-er-beer; German mahy-uh r-beyr]

noun

Gia·co·mo

[jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/, Jakob Liebmann Beer, 1791–1864, German composer.

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Historical Examples of meyerbeer

Meyerbeer's influence, about 1830 to 1840, was supreme upon the stage.
A Popular History of the Art of Music
W. S. B. Mathews
In 1843 his "Rienzi" was accepted at Dresden, through the influence of Meyerbeer.
A Popular History of the Art of Music
W. S. B. Mathews
In Paris, in July, 1870, the war was brought out like an opera of Meyerbeer.
The Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams
The Abbot was a famous musician and organist, the teacher of Meyerbeer.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864
Various
Meyerbeer, it is said, was also weak in counterpoint and fugue.
The Merry-Go-Round
Carl Van Vechten

British Dictionary definitions for meyerbeer

Meyerbeer

noun

Giacomo (ˈdʒaːkomo), real name Jakob Liebmann Beer. 1791–1864, German composer, esp of operas, such as Robert le diable (1831) and Les Huguenots (1836)

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