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Penderecki, Krzysztof

Pen de rec ki, Krzysztof |ˌpendəˈretskē ˌpɛndəˈrɛtski | (1933 –), Polish composer. His music frequently features sounds drawn from extramusical sources and note clusters, as in his Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960 ) for fifty-two strings. Notable religious works: Stabat Mater (1962 ) and Polish Requiem (1980 –84 ).

 

Pendergast, Thomas

Pen der gast, Thomas |ˈpendərˌgast ˈpɛndərɡæst | (1872 –1945 ), US politician; full name Thomas Joseph Pendergast. An early supporter of Harry Truman, he was the acknowledged Democratic boss of Kansas City, Missouri. He served time in prison for income tax evasion 1939 –40.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Penderecki, Krzysztof

Penderecki, Krzysztof |ˌpɛndəˈrɛtski | (b.1933 ), Polish composer. His music frequently features sounds drawn from extramusical sources and note clusters, as in his Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960 ) for fifty-two strings. Notable religious works: Stabat Mater (1962 ) and Polish Requiem (1980 –4 ).

 

Pendergast, Thomas

Pen der gast, Thomas |ˈpendərˌgast ˈpɛndərɡæst | (1872 –1945 ), US politician; full name Thomas Joseph Pendergast. An early supporter of Harry Truman, he was the acknowledged Democratic boss of Kansas City, Missouri. He served time in prison for income tax evasion 1939 –40.

 

Duden Dictionary

Penderecki

Pen de rec ki Eigenname |…ˈrɛt͜ski |polnischer Komponist

 

French Dictionary

penderie

penderie n. f. nom féminin Placard où l ’on suspend des vêtements. SYNONYME garde-robe . Prononciation Le e de la deuxième syllabe ne se prononce pas, [pɑ̃dri ]

 

Spanish Dictionary

pender

pender verbo intransitivo 1 Estar [algo ] colgado o suspendido de un sitio :la película acaba con una cruz barrida por el viento que agita varias cabelleras que penden de ella .2 Estar [un negocio o un pleito ] pendiente de resolución o término .3 Cernerse [una amenaza o un peligro inminente ] sobre algo :este conflicto pende como una espada sobre el equilibrio del mundo .4 Depender [algo ] de lo que se expresa :el dogma no pende de las razones que hayan llevado a descubrirlo como verdad definible; nuestra ideología pende en buena parte del tipo de experiencia que el hombre realiza . VÉASE pender de un hilo . ETIMOLOGÍA Voz patrimonial del latín pendere estar colgado ’. A la misma familia etimológica latina pertenecen apéndice , apendicitis , depender , péndulo , perpendicular , pindonga , propender y suspender .