"Coryphee" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... unusual degree, as is evidenced by the dances in his pantomimes and his series of six pieces "In Ballet Costume," all of them rich with the finest art along with a Strauss-like spontaneity. These include "L'Amazone," "Pirouette," "Un Pas Seul," "La Coryphee," "The Odalisque," and "The Magyar." One of his largest works is a concert waltz, "Mi-Careme," for two pianos, with elaborate ...
— Contemporary American Composers • Rupert Hughes
... the kilt. This extends from the hips to the middle of the thighs, and instead of being a simple plaited cloth, like the kilt of the Scotch Highlanders, it consists of many folds of airy white material that protrude in the fanciful manner of the stage costume of a coryphee. A jacket of the same material as the tights covers the body, and is embellished with black braid; this jacket is provided with open sleeves that usually dangle behind like immature wings, but which can be buttoned around the wrists so as to cover the back of the arm. The head-gear ...
— Around the World on a Bicycle Volume II. - From Teheran To Yokohama • Thomas Stevens
... A coryphee, pretty and loyal, In amber and red The ballet she led; Her mother performed at the Royal, LENORE at ...
— The Bab Ballads • W. S. Gilbert |
