symphony
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈsɪmfəni/
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sinfonía
- The opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony has little motion, but great energy.
- compose a symphony
- movement of the symphony
- Beethoven's symphony
That's basically the, the notes for, for a Symphony, the, the, the score.
- That's basically the, the notes for, for a Symphony, the, the, the score.
- Sure, life won't happen without it, just like Beethoven's Third Symphony wouldn't happen unless Beethoven had prepared a score.
- Her books include The Day we Found the Universe, Archives of the Universe, and Einstein's Unfinished Symphony.
- And he and Matt decided to make a short process film about the bringing to life of that Symphony.
- Music concrete is really not broken up into beginning into four movements as the classical Symphony.
- If Van Gogh did not paint the Starry night or Beethoven didn't compose the Night Symphony, no one ever born after them is going to do that.
- When, when Beethoven took my class early on, he had written a Symphony and he brought it in and the opening of the Symphony went this way.
- I mean, it, it it's crushing to think that there's going to come a time where no one will ever hear Beethoven's symphonies again.
- And then it's like this Symphony of internal sounds just emerges.
Examples
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-Got tickets to the symphony.
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But you know, Beethoven composed his Symphony when he was deaf.
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And so it's a it's a, you know, I guess at its best, it's a beautiful Symphony of lots of moving parts.
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In music, there is the symphony, and there is also the song.
Fiction book (1999) -
I will give you a title for your symphony.
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And... the second movement of the Jupiter Symphony.
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Her mother took her to the symphony and showed her the violins.
Fiction book (1995) -
He was a great nature lover, and in this symphony, he paints a musical picture of a day in the country.
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With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful Symphony of brotherhood.
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The orchestra performed a beautiful symphony that captivated the audience for over an hour.
Synonyms
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7.5
A piece of music for a solo player and an orchestra in several parts
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6.0
A set of musical pieces played together as one work
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1.8
A musical work like a song or music played by instruments
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7.2
A long piece of music for instruments that shows strong feeling
A long piece for orchestra in several parts like a symphony
A piece for orchestra in one long part that tells a story
Compounds
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3.3
A large group of musicians playing string, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word symphony comes from the Greek parts syn- 'together' and phone 'sound', the same phone you see in telephone, so it literally means 'sounds together'. That's why a symphony is a long musical work where many instruments play different parts that join into one big sound.