Vieuxtemps

[ French vyœ-tahn ]

/ French vyœˈtɑ̃ /

Hen·ri Fran·çois Jo·seph

[French ahn-ree frahn-swa zhaw-zef] /French ɑ̃ˈri frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf/,1820–81, Belgian violinist and composer.

Example sentences from the Web for vieuxtemps

Returning to Verviers, a short time after, Vieuxtemps resumed his studies.

The Violin |George Dubourg
As a violinist Vieuxtemps possessed a wonderful staccato, both on the up and down bow.

Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday |Henry C. Lahee
And before all the violin was made to charm, to move, and Vieuxtemps knew it.

Violin Mastery |Frederick H. Martens
Vieuxtemps, Wagner met occasionally, but was on less intimate terms with him.

Wagner as I Knew Him |Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger

I am satisfied that there are as great masters of this nerve-playing as Vieuxtemps or Thalberg in their lines of performance.

The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table |Oliver Wendell Holmes