Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
Sibelius [si-bey-lee-uh s, -beyl-yuh s; Finnish si-bey-lyoo s] Examples noun
- Jean (Ju·li·us Chris·tian) [zhahn yoo-lyoo s kris-tyahn] /ʒɑn ˈyu lyʊs ˈkrɪs tyɑn/, 1865–1957, Finnish composer.
Examples from the Web for sibelius Historical Examples of sibelius
Sibelius, the Finn, is a composer with a marked temperament.
James Huneker
It was with the sanction of a people that Sibelius came to his task.
Paul Rosenfeld
Too often Sibelius’s individuality is cluttered and muffled by that of other men.
Paul Rosenfeld
Still, the honesty, the grimness and savagery and lack of sensuality, are Sibelius’s own.
Paul Rosenfeld
Few modern composers of eminence are as singularly uneven as Sibelius.
Paul Rosenfeld
British Dictionary definitions for sibelius Sibelius 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)