Ibert

[ ee-ber ]

noun

1. Jacques Fran·çois An·toine [zhahk f, r, ah, n, -, swa, ah, n, -, twan], 1890–1962, French composer.

Ibert

/ ibɛr /

noun

1. IbertJacques (François Antoine)18901962MFrenchMUSIC: composer Jacques ( François Antoine ) (ʒak). 1890–1962, French composer; his works include the humorous orchestral Divertissement (1930)

Example Sentences

There’s something heartening about audiences in shorts and T-shirts leaping to their feet in a concert hall to cheer well-turned showpieces by Ravel, Barber and Jacques Ibert.

From New York Times

The music reflects both the influence of Impressionism and Ibert’s background as a silent-movie pianist.

From New York Times

Again, the designer — here, Mr. Taylor’s long-term colleague Santo Loquasto — has provided much more vitality than the choreography, as does Ibert’s potently colorful music.

From New York Times

One, “Ports of Call,” is set to music by the 20th-century French composer Jacques Ibert; the other, “The Open Door,” features Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations.

From New York Times

Honegger was the better composer, while Ibert proved the more operatically engaging.

From Los Angeles Times