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Definition of Symphony

Symphony A consonance or harmony of sounds, agreeable to the ear, whether the sounds are vocal or instrumental, or both. A stringed instrument formerly in use, somewhat resembling the virginal. An elaborate instrumental composition for a full orchestra, consisting usually, like the sonata, of three or four contrasted yet inwardly related movements, as the allegro, the adagio, the minuet and trio, or scherzo, and the finale in quick time. The term has recently been applied to large orchestral works in freer form, with arguments or programmes to explain their meaning, such as the "symphonic poems" of Liszt. The term was formerly applied to any composition for an orchestra, as overtures, etc., and still earlier, to certain compositions partly vocal, partly instrumental. An instrumental passage at the beginning or end, or in the course of, a vocal composition; a prelude, interlude, or postude; a ritornello. Related Definitions: Adagio, Agreeable, Allegro, An, And, Any, Applied, Are, As, At, Been, Beginning, Both, Certain, Composition, Consisting, Consonance, Contrasted, Course, Ear, Elaborate, End, Explain, Finale, For, Form, Formerly, Four, Freer, Full, Harmony, Has, In, Instrument, Instrumental, Interlude, Inwardly, Large, Like, Meaning, Minuet, Of, Or, Orchestra, Orchestral, Partly, Passage, Prelude, Quick, Recently, Related, Resembling, Ritornello, Scherzo, Somewhat, Sonata, Still, Stringed, Such, Symphonic, Term, The, Their, Three, Time, To, Trio, Use, Virginal, Vocal, Was, Whether, With, Yet

Symphony Quotations But a large symphony orchestra basically is a repertory company and it has a very enormous repertoire and it is important for the performers to be able to know how to shift focus so that they instantly become part of the sound world that a particular repertoire demands. Michael T. Thomas But some people will say you just did these programs. Well, yes, the programs are important and I'm proud of the programs, but mostly I'm proud of the way the San Francisco Symphony plays these programs. Michael T. Thomas A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything. Gustav Mahler Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man. E. M. Forster For hundreds of years people have talked about artists having inspiration, but often, some persons would say, write us a symphony or write us a song, on commission. The artists would come up with a masterpiece without waiting to have their muse inspire them. Tom Glazer

Symphony Translations symphony in Afrikaans is simfonie symphony in Dutch is symfonie symphony in Finnish is sinfonia symphony in French is symphonie symphony in German is Sinfonie symphony in Italian is sinfonia symphony in Swedish is symfoni

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