Get to know Strayhorn better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning.
Strayhorn in a sentence
Strayhorn meaning
A surname.
Using Strayhorn
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, strayhorn often appears in combinations such as: billy strayhorn.
Context around Strayhorn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Strayhorn
- In this selection, "strayhorn" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, billy, history, lived and fats stand out and add context to how "strayhorn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ellington and strayhorn what those and ellington billy strayhorn fats waller. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "strayhorn" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with strayhorn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We have to appreciate that history,” Strayhorn said. (8 words)
Jazz legend Billy Strayhorn lived here with his partner from 1939 to 1947. (13 words)
They don’t do with Ellington and Strayhorn what those artists did with Tchaikovsky. (14 words)
Ellington showed great fondness for Strayhorn and never failed to speak glowingly of the man and their collaborative working relationship, "my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brain waves in his head, and his in mine". (45 words)
Strayhorn, with his training in classical music, not only contributed his original lyrics and music, but also arranged and polished many of Ellington's works, becoming a second Ellington or "Duke's doppelganger". (33 words)
In this, he was helped by Strayhorn, who had enjoyed a more thorough training in the forms associated with classical music than Ellington. (23 words)
Example sentences (8)
We have to appreciate that history,” Strayhorn said.
Jazz legend Billy Strayhorn lived here with his partner from 1939 to 1947.
They don’t do with Ellington and Strayhorn what those artists did with Tchaikovsky.
Featured will be the music and songs of Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Fats Waller, Eubie Blake, W.C. Handy and more.
Ellington showed great fondness for Strayhorn and never failed to speak glowingly of the man and their collaborative working relationship, "my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brain waves in his head, and his in mine".
In this, he was helped by Strayhorn, who had enjoyed a more thorough training in the forms associated with classical music than Ellington.
Strayhorn's " Take the "A" Train " a hit in 1941, became the band's theme, replacing " East St. Louis Toodle-Oo ".
Strayhorn, with his training in classical music, not only contributed his original lyrics and music, but also arranged and polished many of Ellington's works, becoming a second Ellington or "Duke's doppelganger".
Common combinations with strayhorn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: