Honegger

[ hon-i-ger, hoh-neg-er; French aw-ne-ger ]

noun

1. Ar·thur [ahr, -ther, a, r, -, toor], 1892–1955, Swiss composer, born in France.

Honegger

/ ˈhɒnɪɡə; ɔnɛɡɛr /

noun

1. HoneggerArthur18921955MFrenchMUSIC: composer Arthur (artyr). 1892–1955, French composer, one of Les Six. His works include the oratorios King David (1921) and Joan of Arc at the Stake (1935), and Pacific 231 (1924) for orchestra

Example Sentences

The Honegger in particular evoked a shimmering, summery atmosphere in which several of the wind instruments take solo turns, all of them beautifully performed here.

From Seattle Times

Spend the evening with the Seattle Symphony, which will perform a selection of works by the composers Claude Débussy, Frank Martin, Arthur Honegger and Thomas Adès.

From New York Times

Stravinsky took inspiration from Sophocles; Honegger, from Joan of Arc.

From New York Times

Its head of floods, Caspar Honegger, says: "These catastrophe models have been calibrated using historical losses from hurricanes, using the tracks and losses from the last decades."

From BBC

“I’ve now recorded all of the Haydns,” he says, “all of the Bruckners, in every version — we’re the only orchestra and I’m the only conductor that’s ever done that — Honegger, Schubert, and Philip Glass.”

From Washington Post