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Before I was 5, I did have a lot of time on my hands. I had no job and really no career, and I spent an awful lot of time listening to records. It was more the classical ones, really - Prokofiev, and I think there was some Mozart in there, and more impressionistic composers like Delius.
Wallace Shawn

Meaning of "Delius" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DELIUS

Delius  [ˈdiːlɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DELIUS

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Delius is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DELIUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Delius

Delius is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: ▪ Frederick Delius, English composer ▪ Ernst von Delius, German racing car driver ▪ Nicolaus Delius, German philologist ▪ Tobias Delius, English jazz musician Fictional characters: ▪ Max Delius, fictional character in the 1992 novel The Discovery of Heaven...

Definition of Delius in the English dictionary

The definition of Delius in the dictionary is Frederick. 1862–1934, English composer, who drew inspiration from folk tunes and the sounds of nature. His works include the opera A Village Romeo and Juliet, A Mass of Life, and the orchestral variations Brigg Fair.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DELIUS


aculeus
əˈkjuːlɪəs
alias
ˈeɪlɪəs
Aurelius
ɔːˈriːlɪəs
Berzelius
bəˈziːlɪəs
ceruleous
sɪˈruːlɪəs
coleus
ˈkəʊlɪəs
contumelious
ˌkɒntjʊˈmiːlɪəs
golias
ˈɡəʊlɪəs
Heraclius
hɛˈræklɪəs
ileus
ˈɪlɪəs
Lucilius
luːˈsɪlɪəs
micronucleus
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈnjuːklɪəs
nucleus
ˈnjuːklɪəs
Peleus
ˈpɛlɪəs
pileus
ˈpaɪlɪəs
punctilious
pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəs
Sibelius
sɪˈbeɪlɪəs
soleus
ˈsɒlɪəs
supercilious
ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs
Vesalius
vɪˈseɪlɪəs

WORDS THAT END LIKE DELIUS

Antonius
Aquarius
Celsius
Claudius
Comenius
Confucius
genius
Hevelius
Ignatius
Marcus Aurelius
Marius
Mauritius
nauplius
Numa Pompilius
radius
Sagittarius
Sirius
Stradivarius
trollius
Vilnius

Synonyms and antonyms of Delius in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Delius» into 25 languages

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德利乌斯
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Delius
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Delius
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DELIUS
380 millions of speakers
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دليوس
280 millions of speakers

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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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デリアス
130 millions of speakers

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딜리 어스
85 millions of speakers

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Delius
85 millions of speakers
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Delius
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Delius

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Wallace Shawn
Before I was 5, I did have a lot of time on my hands. I had no job and really no career, and I spent an awful lot of time listening to records. It was more the classical ones, really - Prokofiev, and I think there was some Mozart in there, and more impressionistic composers like Delius.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DELIUS»

Discover the use of Delius in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Delius and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Delius
Biography of a composer whose music was influenced by his stays in England, the United States, France, and Norway.
Eric Fenby, 1972
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Frederick Delius: A Research and Information Guide
This research guide serves as a ready reference for students and scholars, but will also be interesting to read and useful for anyone who wants to know where to begin to learn more about this important composer.
Mary Christison Huismann, 2012
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Music and Copyright: The Case of Delius and His Publishers
This book provides a selection of translations of the letters, most of which have never been seen before, and offers a unique insight into how a leading twentieth-century composer earned his living from composition in the changing ...
Robert Montgomery, 2007
4
Delius as I Knew Him
An intimate portrait of Delius by the man who notated many of the disabled composer's last works. Includes 33 musical examples.
Eric Fenby, 2007
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Frederick Delius: music, art, and literature
This collection of twelve essays by an international group of contributors, reflects the truly cosmopolitan nature of Delius's life and music.
Lionel Carley, 1998
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The Search for Thomas F. Ward, Teacher of Frederick Delius
Delius to be one of the composer's exercise notebooks, a volume given to the City of Jacksonville by Eric Fenby in 1968 and now located in the Swisher Library at Jacksonville University.9 This forty-page musical sketchbook seemed to show  ...
Don C. Gillespie, 1996
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Elgar, the erotic variations: and, Delius, a moment with Venus
In these new novel-biograhies Ken Russell reinvents the quintessentially English Edward Elgar (1857-1934) and Frederick Delius (1862-1934) for the printed page.
Ken Russell, 2007
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Grieg and Delius: a chronicle of their friendship in letters
The publication of Grieg and Delius, A Chronicle of Their Friendship in Letters is intended to make a contribution to the growing literature dedicated to a deeper understanding of the music of our age.
Edvard Grieg, Frederick Delius, Lionel Carley, 1993
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Frederick Delius and Peter Warlock: A Friendship Revealed
The Eton schoolboy, Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock), was not yet 17 when he first met his musical hero Frederick Delius at a concert of his works given by Sir Thomas Beecham at Queen's Hall in 1911.
Frederick Delius, Barry Smith, 2000
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Mpumalanga: History and Heritage
Written by some of South Africa's foremost researchers, and richly illustrated with historical and contemporary photographs, the book tells a story that begins with the geological records of the first emergence of life on earth three to ...
Peter Delius, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DELIUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Delius is used in the context of the following news items.
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Newfane Selectboard accepts letters of interest regarding vacated …
Residents Dennis Wiswall, Christopher Williams and Gary Delius have expressed desire to serve the remainder of the one-year seat ... «Brattleboro Reformer, Jul 15»
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Trainer Richard Lee hands over reins to daughter Kerry
Earlier evidence of Lee's adeptness with staying chasers came with the triumph of long-time stable star Delius in the 1988 Mildmay Novices' ... «Racing Post, Jul 15»
3
The Classical Music Network
... still managed moments of surprises of Wagnerian input, Saint-Saëns' pulsating grandeur from the horns, reminiscences of Delius' sweeps ... «ConcertoNet, Jul 15»
4
Research on Bakoni ruins of South Africa debunks colonial …
Historian Professor Peter Delius and archaeologist Dr Alex Schoeman from The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, believe the ... «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»
5
Musical worlds collide at summer prom at Strode
The Walk to the Paradise Garden, Frederic Delius' pastoral-inspired interlude (1907) from the opera A Village Romeo and Juliet will be played ... «Wells Journal, Jul 15»
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Hernando Sun Profiles SWFWMD's Withlachoochee River Initiative
In 2007 his team included Buddy Brass a contracted employee and intern Ben Nelson while in 2008 Buddy Brass and Bryan Delius, also a ... «Florida Water Daily, Jun 15»
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Sevier County OKs 25-cent tax hike
Bryan Delius was absent; all other commissioners voted in favor of the increase. The change means a 14.3 percent increase over the past ... «The Mountain Press, Jun 15»
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Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott Team on New Album 'Songs From The Arc …
... Delius, Faure, Gershwin, Grieg, Kriesler, Messaien, Schumann, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky. Ma and Stott also include a haunting piece by the ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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Wildbuzz: The cuckoo & 2 clarinets
Cuckoos also seem to sing in the key of C. There are a number of pieces of music that use cuckoo calls, for instance F. Delius's 'On Hearing the ... «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»
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Sports Belle firebugs headed to prison
But she balked when defense attorney Bryan Delius asked for probation, arguing Beason has stopped his drug-using and become a productive ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jun 15»

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