Word Finder - symphony

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An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.

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An instrumental introduction or termination to a vocal composition.

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Harmony in music or colour, or a harmonious combination of elements.

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A symphony orchestra.

A symphony of chuckles was the only response.

The musical development of the city was stimulated by the creation of a symphony orchestra.

In his 5th symphony he introduced 3 trombones and extended both the upper and lower extremes of the windband by a piccolo and a double bassoon.

I got to catch a plane back up to Boston—tickets for the Symphony and stuff like that.

He also wrote incidental music to Hamlet, a symphony, and other works.

In 1905 symphony concerts were embarked on, and continued for several seasons.

His first symphony was written in 1862-1867; his opera Prince Igor, begun in 1869, was left unfinished at his death, and was completed by RimskyKorsakov and Glazounov (1889); his symphonic sketch, "In the Steppes" (1880) is, however, his best-known work.

But as the first great master of the quartet and the symphony his claim is incontestable.

Wherever Mozart found the inspiration for his sublime melodies for the 40th symphony, they were immediate hits.

With seven major symphony orchestras Berlin is indisputably one of the world 's greatest cities for classical music.

She walks to the tune of an invisible symphony.

To Thackeray her diction recalled the sound of village bells falling sweetly and softly on the ear, and it sent a shiver through John Stuart Mill, like a symphony of Haydn or Mozart.

The 1 This date is given in Grove (new ed.), but the style of the work is far earlier than that of the 7th symphony (1884) which quotes it in the slow movement.

The first volume published of his posthumous works was the exquisite and splendid Thedtre en liberte, a sequence if not a symphony of seven poems in dramatic form, tragic or comic or fanciful eclogues, incomparable with the work of any other man but the author of The Tempest and The Winter's Tale in combination and alternation of gayer and of graver harmonies.

Straightened and rotated symphony concert at from the bike.

Why has n't someone composed a symphony for badly played violins?

The data center is now akin to a symphony hall with 150 people per seat.

Complete Beethoven and Brahms symphony cycles with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kurt Masur at the Megaron Concert Hall in Athens.

At the 1985 AGM Gordon Wilkinson gave us our first taste of CD sound with Neville Marriner 's recording of the Beethoven Eroica symphony.

I invite you to join the American Friends of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the world 's finest symphony orchestras.

Few, if any, symphony orchestras in the world would dare to do something similar.

And working with the great conductors - I got to play timpani in Mahler 's Ninth Symphony with Claudio Abbado.

His most recent work, a trumpet concerto, was premiered by the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra in 1996.

He worked as a violinist in the symphony orchestra of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava for five years.

She has served on the Boards of many philanthropic organizations including the Boston Symphony Orchestra Overseers (1993-2003), YWCA (1988-1998; Austin, Boston and New York), DoSomething (2003-2005) and Public Allies (2006-present).

The models available include the classic bad, deluxe bed, symphony bed, opulence bed, and luna bed.

If this fails, you can try keeping a water bottle handy so you can give Kitty a quick squirt when the symphony begins.

Their horns are now used and sought after by numerous foreign as well domestic symphony orchestras!

Consider giving a membership to the zoo, symphony, theatre or local museum to the couple who enjoys cultural events.

Jacques Singer, Marc's father, was a symphony conductor, while his mother Leslie was a pianist.

Meaning you can fish, bird watch, or enjoy a gourmet meal on the upper deck while listening to the symphony of humpback whales and calving glacier ice whenever you please.

Cultural opportunities also abound, including the ballet, opera, symphony and several museums.

The Orange Stinger ride closed and is being re-themed as Silly Symphony Swings, based on the old-time Mickey Mouse cartoon.

This side scrolling RPG (a brand of game that was created with the PS one hit Symphony of the Night) takes you through the bad guy's castle at a sideways glance.

Watch as the Hanenbows ricochet back and forth on the leaves and create a beautiful symphony of sound.

The London Symphony Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra have even performed music from Final Fantasy.

The dance became extremely popular when a song called "The Hustle" by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony hit number one on the charts in 1975.

Other heeled offerings include the black patent leather Symphony and the fetching faux-snakeskin Transform.

Whether it's the preschool playgroup or a night at the symphony, this Fossil watch will look great!

A year later, the company enhanced its offering by launching the Symphony edition.

For every drawn out, melancholy symphony, they also had a catchy, almost cute song to go with it.

They sometimes offer Colorado Symphony live broadcasts.

There are numerous styles of classical music from symphony to concerto to opera and classical music pieces have only increased in difficulty over the years.

The name Tanglewood comes from a book by Nathaniel Hawthorne that was written at the site that would become the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

The Tappan family continued to own its summer residence at Tanglewood for nearly a century more, until the Boston Symphony Orchestra came calling.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra made its debut at Tanglewood under a tent Aug. 23, 1936.

Like many other similar events elsewhere in the nation, the annual event expanded beyond summer concerts performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

According to the history of the festival provided by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, more than 350,000 people attend the festival each summer season.

For more information on buying tickets, concert schedules at Tanglewood and directions, visit the official Boston Symphony Orchestra website.

The Star Wars theme song was an amazing symphonic masterpiece created by composer John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.