symphonic

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This year’s program contained two numbers from movie soundtracks that Eisenhower, back from the war, enjoyed in the 1950s: Dimitri Tiomkin’s symphonic suite from “High Noon” and Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s score from “Oklahoma!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

The soul-dance classic ushered in an era of a more dynamic, symphonic disco sound and earned the New England band national renown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Importantly, Beethoven’s symphonic essay on leadership and power was followed by the premiere of orchestrations by several composers of selected variations from Frederic Rzewski’s “The People United Will Never Be Defeated.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"It's like 1,000 buzzing bees making a symphonic noise... Or the sound of my neighbours getting angry," he laughs.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The idea behind Liszt’s symphonic poems was to reduce the traditional four-movement symphony as exemplified by Beethoven into one concentrated, shorter piece that would be a musical response to a non-musical artwork.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall