from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun A symphony that is shorter than usual or requires fewer instruments than usual.
noun A small symphony orchestra, especially one consisting of stringed instruments only.
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noun music A small-scale symphony (either in length or size of orchestra needed).
noun music A small orchestra.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Italian, diminutive of sinfonia, sinfonia; see sinfonia.]
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Mr. Stowe, the retired rowing coach and Olympian, points to "churches, the sinfonietta [a local orchestra that's been performing around town for decades], an arts center" -- all of which help create "a regular community, not just a tourist trap," he says.
Mr. Stowe, the retired rowing coach and Olympian, points to "churches, the sinfonietta [a local orchestra that's been performing around town for decades], an arts center" -- all of which help create "a regular community, not just a tourist trap," he says.
The two Tacoma concerts explore these connections, with late Mozart works such as the overture to "Don Giovanni" and the furiously virtuosic "Haffner" symphony played by the sinfonietta, and mid-career Beethoven icons such as the "Emperor" piano concerto and the Symphony No. 5 played by the symphony.
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