symphonic

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This time the movie would have a symphonic scope and richness featuring music in many scenes, not just one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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

The five-part, 25-minute symphonic poem for a large orchestra rife with percussion follows Humboldt’s account of his journey to Venezuela in 1799.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

A symphonic mix of an espresso machine’s hiss, a ravenous juicer’s whir and ebullient Spanish welcomed me at my new favorite, Las Olas Cafe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

In its purest form, the symphonic poem style is what orchestral film music grew out of in the 1920s and ’30s, its job to support and describe something outside music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall