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soirée musicale, n.
Brit. |ˈswɑːreɪ ˌmjuːzɪˈkɑːl|, |ˈswɑːreɪ ˌmjuːzɪˈkal|, U.S. |swɑˈreɪ ˌmjuzəˈkɑl|
Plural soirées musicales
Forms: 18– soirée musicale, 18– soiree musicale
[‹ French soirée musicale (1804 or earlier) > n. + musicale, feminine of musical musical adj.]
A gathering or party at which musical entertainment is the main feature. Also: a programme of classical or operatic music, usually of relatively short, popular pieces, presented in the evening, freq. to a paying audience.
[1818Times 13 Nov. 2/6 The soirée musicale payante of Madame Lafont..was very differently attended... The company was numerous and fashionable.] 1836Musical Libr. Suppl. iii. 19 The..Soirées Musicales established at Paris..probably suggested the Chamber Concerts. 1891Dict. National Biogr. at Kellner, Ernest Augustus, Kellner gave successful soirées musicales, at which he was accustomed to sing four pieces and to play the same number. 1941P. Reniers Springs of Virginia viii. 129 He went to the soirées musicales, which were..the old informal gatherings of the ballroom removed to the private cottages, socially brushed up and lubricated with tea. 1952French Rev. 25 409 The New Year's meeting was a soirée musicale..; records by Charles Trenet, Édith Piaf, and other French artists were heard. 1993D. C. Olson Confessions A. Beardsley (1994) xiv. 318 Dear Ada..sought out the more exotic fauna of London to grace her salons and soirées musicales. 2005Guardian (Nexis) 31 Jan. (G2 section) 16, I am..against these kind of soirees musicales—the Three Tenors, the Four Sopranos. Nobody should tell me that is culture. |