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Spohr

[ shpohr ]

/ ʃpoʊr /

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noun

Lud·wig

[loot-vikh, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx, ˈlud-/ or Lou·is

[loo-ee], /ˈlu i/, 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.

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How to use Spohr in a sentence

There can be no doubt that Spohr was a composer who made a considerable impression upon Chopin.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
In the evening we went to the theatre—a shabby, ugly building—and heard Spohr's Jessonda.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3)|George Eliot
It was unsolicited: Spohr himself had asked for the score; and this had a double or triple value to Wagner.
Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman
Spohr was by chance in Beethovens rooms at one of the rehearsals and heard him play—the only time.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer

One of the most interesting incidents of Spohr's life now occurred.
Great Violinists And Pianists|George T. Ferris