Friml

[ frim-uhl ]

noun

1. Rudolf, 1881–1972, U.S. composer and pianist, born in Austria-Hungary.

Example Sentences

Huntington Beach police responded to a “family disturbance” at a home on Friml Lane around 5:15 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Buechner was born in the Chinese year of the pig, she said, adding that perhaps the way pigs dug in the mud prefigured her penchant as an adult pianist to champion overlooked repertory, including works by Turina, Busoni, Moszkowski and even the forgotten piano pieces of the operetta composer Rudolf Friml.

From New York Times

This impressive duo gave beautiful accounts of unfamiliar works: three short, charming pieces by Rudolf Friml, best known for his operettas, and Joaquín Turina’s “Sonata Española.”

From New York Times

She played a Friml violin showstopper, “The Devil’s Joke,” dazzlingly.

From New York Times

He maps, though not too snugly, the characters of his village performers – property developers, swingers, barmaids – on to the rogues, streetwalkers and dupes of The Beggar's Opera: thank goodness he alighted on Gay's opera for Pendon's production rather than, as he had originally planned, Rudolf Friml's The Vagabond King.

From The Guardian