Humperdinck

[ hoo m-puh r-dingk; English huhm-per-dingk ]

/ ˈhʊm pərˌdɪŋk; English ˈhʌm pərˌdɪŋk /

Eng·el·bert

[eng-uh l-bert; English eng-guh l-burt] /ˈɛŋ əlˌbɛrt; English ˈɛŋ gəlˌbɜrt/,1854–1921, German composer.

Example sentences from the Web for humperdinck

Humperdinck, of course, whom I recognized in a minute from his photos.

Confessions of an Opera Singer |Kathleen Howard
Humperdinck is the first German operatic composer of distinct individuality since the death of Wagner.

The Opera |R.A. Streatfeild
Humperdinck's melody is founded upon the Volkslied, and he uses at least one nursery tune with charming effect.

The Opera |R.A. Streatfeild
Humperdinck's lovely Hansel and Gretel has given him a place of importance.

Woman's Club Work and Programs |Caroline French Benton

Siegfried Wagner, in spite of his parentage, seems to have founded his style principally upon that of Humperdinck.

The Opera |R.A. Streatfeild

Humperdinck

/ (German ˈhʊmpərdɪŋk) /

Engelbert (ˈɛŋəlbɛrt). 1854–1921, German composer, esp of operas, including Hansel and Gretel (1893)