Delsarte

American  

[del-sahrt, del-sart] / dɛlˈsɑrt, dɛlˈsart /

noun

1. François 1811–71, French musician and teacher.

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Example Sentences

But the Jones and Delsarte prints have a seemingly painterly softness that’s shared with lovely works by Di Bagley Stovall, Stovall’s wife, and Sam Gilliam, a frequent collaborator.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2022

Under these she made rapid progress, and, in fact, the latter part of her education consisted in playing chamber music with Marsick and Delsarte.

From Woman's Work in Music by Elson, Arthur

I now wave my right hand thus, which is a Delsarte gesture expressing exasperation with a trace of anger.

From Patty's Summer Days by Wells, Carolyn

The Delsarte relaxing exercises precede and prepare the way for-381- all others.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.

And that lady over by the door, with the gold crown in her hair, the stout one in red, is Mrs. Wheatley, a professional Delsarte teacher.

From The Spinner's Book of Fiction by Various