De Koven

[ di koh-vuhn ]

noun

1. (Henry Louis) Reginald, 1861–1920, U.S. composer, conductor, and music critic.

Example Sentences

A dedication on the surface to Bernard De Koven — an influential game theorist who advocated games as a way to view the world — “The Infinite Playground” is an approachable celebration of his work that is filled with light game ideas, with minimal rules and often zero equipment needed.

From Los Angeles Times

Gramazio is the editor of Bernard de Koven’s wonderful book The Infinite Playground about the shared imaginative spaces that games provide and the ways in which rules and regulations can be altered by players to enhance the experience.

From The Guardian

The first performance was “The Tzigane,” a comic opera by Reginald De Koven with a libretto by Harry B. Smith.

From Washington Post

This area contained some of the city’s largest, most stately homes, but the fire treated them with the same disdain it did the humblest wooden cottages on De Koven Street.

From Literature

After describing the inferno, the paper stated: “The fire broke out on . . . De Koven Street . . . being caused by a cow kicking over a lamp in a stable in which a woman was milking.”

From Literature