Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A system of music education developed by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, in which body movements are used to develop awareness of rhythm and musical form.
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- noun a
rhythmic interpretation of music withgraceful , free-style dance movements
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- noun the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding
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Examples
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Fuzzy's parents sent her to learn eurythmics at the Peabody Conservatory, where she was recruited for ballet at age ten.
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A frail child, Fuzzy's parents sent her to learn eurythmics at the Peabody Conservatory, where she was recruited for ballet at age ten.
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A frail child, Fuzzy's parents sent her to learn eurythmics at the Peabody Conservatory, where she was recruited for ballet at age ten.
Personal Information for Shirley Silver Selis Jewish Women's Archive 2010
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Eurythmics – harmonious bodily movement, especially as expressed according to the system of �mile Jaques-Dalcroze, who developed eurythmics 1903 at the Geneva Conservatory of Music in an effort to overcome the rhythmic difficulties of his students.
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For a history of the Dalcroze method of eurythmics, see Nicolas Slonimsky, Music since 1900 4th ed., 1971.
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'We were doing eurythmics,' laughed Ursula, in a shaken voice.
Women in Love 1907
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So how many of you incoporate dalcroze/eurythmics into pre-k-2 Not just simply movement buy the methods?
Music, Technology and Education: Mustech.net J. Pisano 2010
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I discovered last night while reading the Jacques Barzun book that eurythmics is not just the name of an 80’s band.
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SOVIETPANDA 2010
sionnach commented on the word eurythmics
I am amazed that I am the first to list this word. Though, of course, I learned how to spell it correctly only this evening.
June 21, 2009
bilby commented on the word eurythmics
"a change of position that does not entail a change of location".
June 21, 2009
sionnach commented on the word eurythmics
That Annie Lennox is very talented.
June 21, 2009
dontcry commented on the word eurythmics
I love her.
June 22, 2009