Smetana

[ sme-tah-nah; English smet-n-uh ]

/ ˈsmɛ tɑ nɑ; English ˈsmɛt n ə /

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noun

Be·dřich

[Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ 1824–84, Czech composer.

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How to use Smetana in a sentence

At parting he asked me to go with him next day to his physician, Dr. Smetana, who had gained some repute as an aurist.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Smetana was the physician who had treated Karl when he was a boy at Giannatasios school.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Nevertheless, no one can doubt that one characteristic of the countrymen of Smetana and Dvok is their noble gift for music.
Bohemia under Hapsburg Misrule|Various
Another celebrated performer was Auguste Auspitz, one of Smetana's best pupils.
Woman's Work in Music|Arthur Elson

And in Smetana's quartet Aus meinem Leben, the viola plays a most important rôle.
Violin Mastery|Frederick H. Martens

British Dictionary definitions for Smetana

Smetana

/ (Czech ˈsmɛtana) /

noun

Bedřich (ˈbɛdrʒix). 1824–84, Czech composer, founder of his country's national school of music. His works include My Fatherland (1874–79), a cycle of six symphonic poems, and the opera The Bartered Bride (1866)

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