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Eulenspiegel

British  
/ ˈɔɪlənˌʃpiːɡəl /

noun

  1. See Till Eulenspiegel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Søndergård did it deftly, and went on to deliver the more exuberant humour of Richard Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel with plenty of flourish.

From The Guardian Oct. 14, 2012

The caller identified himself as Till Eulenspiegel, the legendary German counterpart of Robin Hood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thomas, the orchestra's new assistant conductor and Steinberg's understudy, took over after intermission and handled Strauss's familiar Till Eulenspiegel and Robert Starer's new Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra with ease, poise and cool.

From Time Magazine Archive

Richard Strauss heard Szell play his transcription of Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel, and soon afterward chose him as his assistant in Berlin.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was sure in his tone, was low-German in "Till Eulenspiegel," courtly and brilliant in "Don Juan," noble and bitterly sarcastic in "Don Quixote," childlike in "Tod und Verklärung."

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul

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