Sibelius

[ si-bey-lee-uhs, -beyl-yuhs; Finnish si-bey-lyoos ]

/ sɪˈbeɪ li əs, -ˈbeɪl yəs; Finnish sɪˈbeɪ lyʊs /

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noun

Jean (Ju·li·us Chris·tian)

[zhahn yoo-lyoos kris-tyahn], /ʒɑn ˈyu lyʊs ˈkrɪs tyɑn/, 1865–1957, Finnish composer.

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How to use Sibelius in a sentence

Air blows through the music of Sibelius, quickens even the slightest of his compositions.
Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld
But Sibelius has written music that seems to come as the very answer to the call, and to be the North indeed.
Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld
But, in the presence of Sibelius, they seem only too evidently men of a gentler, later generation.
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It is as if Sibelius had come upon himself, and so been able to rid his work of all superfluity and indecision.
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It is possible that Sibelius will create another work similarly naked and intense.
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British Dictionary definitions for Sibelius

Sibelius

/ (sɪˈbeɪlɪəs) /

noun

Jean (ʒan). 1865–1957, Finnish composer, noted for his seven symphonies, his symphonic poems, such as Finlandia (1900) and Tapiola (1925), and his violin concerto (1905)

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