单词 | Ellingtonian |
释义 | Ellingtonian, a. and n.|ɛlɪŋˈtəʊnɪən| [f. the name of the American musician, Edward (‘Duke’) Ellington (b. 1899) + -ian.] A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of ‘Duke’ Ellington, or his musical productions. B. n. A devotee or follower of Ellington. So Ellingˈtonia n. pl., music written by, or in the style of, Ellington.
1933Fortune (U.S.) Aug. 93/1 By the time the orchestra plays them they are Ellingtonian. 1952B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz Amer. (1958) xv. 180 His shaking of the maracas, the rattling gourds which several other Ellingtonians quickly picked up. 1958in P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz viii. 103 From this solid root of Ellingtonian music..grew..mainstream jazz. Ibid. xxi. 262 Some of these..were mere adaptations of pop tunes, bop tunes and Ellingtonia. 1961John o' London's 6 July 55/1 Duke and his faithful esquire..take five numbers from Grieg and turn them into authentic Ellingtonia. |

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