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Definition of Bizet
1. Noun. French composer best known for his operas (1838-1875).
Definition of Bizet
1. n. The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle and the table. See Brilliant,
Definition of Bizet
1. Noun. The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the girdle and the table. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bizet
Literary usage of Bizet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Opera: A Sketch of the Development of Opera : with Full Descriptions of by Richard Alexander Streatfeild (1897)
"... CHAPTER XI MODERN PRANCE GOUNOD—THOMAS—Bizet—SAINT SAENS—REYER— MASSENET—BRUNEAU.
IF one were bent upon paradox, it would not be far from the truth to ..."
2. The Lure of Music: Depicting the Human Side of Great Composers, with Stories by Olin Downes, Columbia Graphophone Company (U.S.) (1918)
"Bizet inherited his prodigious talent. His mother was an admirable pianist, ...
Bizet won the Prix de Rome in 1857 with his cantata, "Clovis et Clothilde. ..."
3. The Complete Opera Book: The Stories of the Operas, Together with 400 of the by Gustav Kobbé, Katharine Wright (1922)
"Georges Bizet CARMEN Opera in four acts by Georges Bizet; words by Henri Meilhac
and Ludovic ... Bizet ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... successful amongst the younger composers in France, such as Gounod, Victor
Masse, and Georges Bizet, the author of Carmen, being amongst his pupils. ..."
5. The Opera Goers' Complete Guide: Comprising Two Hundred and Sixty-eight by Leo Leop Melitz (1921)
"CARMEN Opera in four acts by Bizet. Text by Meilhac and Halevy, founded on the
novel of Prosper Merimee. CAST: Zuniga, lieutenant—Basso. ..."
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