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symphony

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sym·pho·ny  (smf-n)
n. pl. sym·pho·nies
1. Music
a. An extended piece in three or more movements for symphony orchestra.
b. An instrumental passage in a vocal or choral composition.
c. An instrumental overture or interlude, as in early opera.
2. Music
a. A symphony orchestra.
b. An orchestral concert.
3. Harmony, especially of sound or color.
4. Something characterized by a harmonious combination of elements.

[Middle English symphonye, harmony, from Old French symphonie, from Latin symphnia, from Greek sumphni, from sumphnos, harmonious : sun-, syn- + phn, sound; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]

symphony [ˈsɪmfənɪ]
n pl -nies
1. (Music / Classical Music) an extended large-scale orchestral composition, usually with several movements, at least one of which is in sonata form. The classical form of the symphony was fixed by Haydn and Mozart, but the innovations of subsequent composers have freed it entirely from classical constraints. It continues to be a vehicle for serious, large-scale orchestral music
2. (Music / Classical Music) a piece of instrumental music in up to three very short movements, used as an overture to or interlude in a baroque opera
3. (Music / Classical Music) any purely orchestral movement in a vocal work, such as a cantata or oratorio
4. (Music / Classical Music) short for symphony orchestra
5. (Music / Classical Music) (in musical theory, esp of classical Greece)
a.  another word for consonance [3] Compare diaphony [2]
b.  the interval of unison
6. anything distinguished by a harmonious composition the picture was a symphony of green
7. Archaic harmony in general; concord
[from Old French symphonie, from Latin symphōnia concord, concert, from Greek sumphōnia, from syn- + phōnē sound]
symphonic  [sɪmˈfɒnɪk] adj
symphonically  adv

Symphony a collection of sounds; a chorus; a collection of musical sounds or attractive colours, 1874.
Examples: symphony of colour, 1874; of commendations, 1654; of laughter, 1713; of the ocean, 1849.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.symphonysymphony - a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
sonata - a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms
2.symphonysymphony - a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony"
orchestra - a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
Translations
symphony [ˈsɪmfənɪ]
A. Nsinfonía f
B. CPD symphony orchestra Norquesta f sinfónica

symphony [ˈsɪmfəni] nsymphonie f
symphony orchestra norchestre m symphonique

symphony
nSinfonie f, → Symphonie f; a symphony of colours (liter)eine Sinfonie von Farben, eine Farbensinfonie

symphony [ˈsɪmfənɪ] nsinfonia
symphony [ˈsɪmfənɪ] nsinfonia

symphony
n symphony [ˈsimfəni]
a usually long piece of music for an orchestra of many different instruments, in three or four movements or parts. simfonie سمفونِيَّه: تأليف موسيقي من عِدَّة حَرَكات تَعْزِفُه فِرقَةٌ كامِلَه симфония symfonie symfoni die Sinfonie συμφωνία (μουσ.) sinfonía sümfoonia سمفوني sinfonia symphonie סִימפוֹניָה संस्वन, संहवनिकता, स्वर संगीत simfonija; sklad szimfónia simfoni sinfónía sinfonia 交響曲 교향곡, 심포니 simfonija simfonija simfoni symfonie symfoni symfonia sinfonia simfonie симфония symfónia simfonija simfonija symfoni ดนตรีวงใหญ่ senfoni 交響曲(樂) симфонія سروں کی ہم آہنگی khúc nhạc giao hưởng
adj symˈphonic [-ˈfo-]
simfonies سِمْفوني симфоничен symfonický symfonisk sinfonisch συμφωνικός sinfónico sümfooniline بصورت سمفوني sinfoninen symphonique סִימפוֹנִי स्वर संगीत का simfonijski szimfonikus seperti simfoni sinfónískur, sinfóníu- sinfonico 交響曲の 교향곡의 simfoninis simfonisks simfoni symfonisch symfonisk symfoniczny sinfónico simfonic симфонический symfonický simfoničen simfonijski symfonisk เกี่ยวกับวงดนตรีวงใหญ่ senfonik 交響樂的 симфонічний ہم صوت thuộc bản nhạc giao hưởng

symphony سِمفونية symfonie symfoni Sinfonie συμφωνία sinfonía sinfonia symphonie simfonija sinfonia 交響曲 교향곡 symfonie symfoni symfonia sinfonia симфония symfoni เพลงสำหรับวงดนตรีประสานเสียงขนาดใหญ่ senfoni nhạc giao hưởng 交响乐


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Monsieur Ratignolle stared a little, and turned to ask Mademoiselle Reisz if she considered the symphony concerts up to the standard which had been set the previous winter.
It will be generally admitted that Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man.
In this book it is rather the cheerful aspect of summer, those upland valleys of the Cevennes presenting then a symphony in red, so to call it--as in a land of cherries and goldfinches; and he has a genial power certainly of making you really feel the sun on the backs of the two boys out early for a long ramble, of old peasants resting themselves a little, with spare enjoyment, ere the end:--
 
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