How do you use Massenet in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like composer.
Massenet in a sentence
Synonyms of Massenet
Using Massenet
- Useful related words include: composer.
- In the example corpus, massenet often appears in combinations such as: jules massenet.
Context around Massenet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Massenet
- In this selection, "massenet" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jules stand out and add context to how "massenet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include belle époque massenet was a and conventional than massenet so far. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "massenet" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with massenet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jules Massenet and Henri Caïn’s 1899 rendition of the Cinderella story. (12 words)
Mischa Elman playing the Meditation from Massenet's opera Thais, recorded in 1919. (13 words)
Retrieved 15 February 2015 (subscription required) Although Saint-Saëns maintained an amicable relationship with Massenet, he privately disliked and mistrusted him. (21 words)
In Jules Massenet’s ultra-Romantic opera, “Thais,” that irresistible force is the title character, a woman who worships Venus, sees sex as sacred and oversees orgies while making a very lucrative living as a courtesan. (36 words)
Huebner, p. 222 Huebner observes that Saint-Saëns was more conventional than Massenet so far as through composition is concerned, more often favouring discrete arias and ensembles, with less variety of tempo within individual numbers. (35 words)
Massenet had the delicious idea of writing Prince Charming also for a female voice, which, for a modern audience (or at least this member of the modern audience) introduced a subtle gay subtext. (33 words)
Example sentences (8)
Jules Massenet and Henri Caïn’s 1899 rendition of the Cinderella story.
In Jules Massenet’s ultra-Romantic opera, “Thais,” that irresistible force is the title character, a woman who worships Venus, sees sex as sacred and oversees orgies while making a very lucrative living as a courtesan.
Massenet had the delicious idea of writing Prince Charming also for a female voice, which, for a modern audience (or at least this member of the modern audience) introduced a subtle gay subtext.
Arguably the most representative French opera composer of his era (the Belle Époque ), Massenet was a prolific and versatile writer whose works cover a wide variety of themes.
Huebner, p. 222 Huebner observes that Saint-Saëns was more conventional than Massenet so far as through composition is concerned, more often favouring discrete arias and ensembles, with less variety of tempo within individual numbers.
In a 2005 study, the musical scholar Steven Huebner contrasts the two composers: "Saint-Saëns obviously had no time for Massenet's histrionics".
Mischa Elman playing the Meditation from Massenet's opera Thais, recorded in 1919.
Retrieved 15 February 2015 (subscription required) Although Saint-Saëns maintained an amicable relationship with Massenet, he privately disliked and mistrusted him.
Common combinations with massenet
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: