WordNet
n. English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616) [syn: Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, Shakspere, William Shakspere]
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"The Bard" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It was the final episode of The Twilight Zone to be one hour long.
The Bard, Op. 64, is a brief tone poem for orchestra composed in 1913 by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was first performed in Helsinki on 27 March 1913 by the Philharmonic Society Orchestra, conducted by the composer himself, but he revised it in 1914. The new version was first performed in Helsinki on 9 January 1916, again under the baton of the composer.
It was premiered in England in a broadcast conducted by Adrian Boult in 1935. The first public performance was given by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1938.
The tone poem itself provides a profound, yet cryptic glimpse of an elegiac, poetic world: an initial, harp-led stillness and reflection are succeeded by elemental, eruptive surges and, finally, a sense of renunciation or maybe death.
The Bard (1883–1907) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was the most popular horse of his day and one who raced and beat many leading American horses.
The Bard (1883–1902) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned by Robert Peck and Owen Williams. Robert Peck was also his trainer. He won 23 of his 25 races, including the Goodwood Cup and Doncaster Cup in 1886. He also finished second in to Ormonde in the Epsom Derby.
The Bard. A Pindaric Ode (1757) is a poem by Thomas Gray, set at the time of Edward I's conquest of Wales. Inspired partly by his researches into mediaeval history and literature, partly by his discovery of Welsh harp music, it was itself a potent influence on future generations of poets and painters, seen by many as the first creative work of the Celtic Revival and as lying at the root of the Romantic movement in Britain.
Usage examples of "the bard".
He did not look well, and the Bard wondered if this was the beginning of seasickness.
The resonance within him that the bard's presence elicited wound him up inside.
Olive wanted to grab the bard and give him a good shaking, but in his condition, she didn't think he could take it.
He might, the Bard thought cynically, be of humble origin, but there wasn't a nobleman out there who didn't think this upstart young count, King's friend that he was, would make a valuable political ally.
This made no sense to the Bard, who began to wonder if it was a forest fire, or if his eyes were playing tricks.
All the while, the two parties baited one another with quips and catcalls, awaiting the bard's decision.
This was the power of the Bard, the power to sing things into creation, the power that caused the Sidhe to venerate them above all others.