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symphony

[sim-fuh-nee] / ˈsɪm fə ni /
NOUN
band
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Fans can expect performances spanning symphony orchestras, ballet, jazz, opera and theater as well as events with libraries, bookstores, coffee shops, yogurt/ice cream shops and more.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The symphony has been a been a musical and spiritual guide for him since his boyhood.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

To keep shelves in the Manhattan location stocked, Aldi runs three to four of these trips every night, calling the operation a "logistical symphony".

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Mr. Glass deploys these words liberally throughout the symphony, with all but the third movement containing text as well as music.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

During the day sometimes, or when she had just waked up in the morning, a new part of the symphony would suddenly come to her.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Glass’ newest work will be one of his largest symphonies and include a text by Lincoln to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Stravinsky had spent nearly two decades working inside self-imposed forms—neoclassical symphonies and ballets built on borrowed material.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

It’s a fascinating way to see songs, airs and symphonies: full of lost moments and feelings, waiting to stir within us and leap before our eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

Tense discussions of life-altering events are matched by the diegetic decibels of smooth jazz or string symphonies.

From Salon Sep. 25, 2025

How long, then, will it be before our musical culture will be shuddering towards extinction, needing some earnest lover of the old and the 'authentic’ to rescue our songs and symphonies from oblivion?

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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