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Weyse

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[vey-suh] / ˈveɪ sə /

noun

  1. Christoph Ernst Friedrich, 1774–1842, Danish organist and composer.


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In the room stands a piano-forte, with a number of music-books; upon the walls hang the portraits of Weyse and Beethoven, for our young Baron is musical, nay a composer himself.

From O. T. a Danish Romance by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

He had gained his touch from Weyse, said they.

From O. T. a Danish Romance by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

I needed money to live, and, what still more determined me to it, I felt flattered to have to work with Weyse our most celebrated composer.

From True Story of My Life by Mary (Mary Botham) Howitt

The works of Hartmann and Weyse are not known beyond the boundaries of Denmark.

From The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. by J. A. Fuller-Maitland

"It is the Professor Weyse," said the servant, and Otto opened the door softly, without knocking.

From O. T. a Danish Romance by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

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