sinfonia

[ sin-foh-nee-uh; Italian seen-faw-nee-ah ]

noun

, Music.

, plural sin·fo·ni·as, sin·fo·ni·e [sin-foh-, nee, -ey, seen-faw-, nee, -e].

1. a symphony.

sinfonia

/ ˌsɪnfəˈnɪə /

noun

1. See symphony
   another word for symphony symphony
2. capital when part of a name a symphony orchestra

Word History and Origins

Origin of sinfonia¹

From Italian, dating back to 1880–85; symphony

Word History and Origins

Origin of sinfonia¹

Italian

Example Sentences

The first page was rewritten and only then did the symphony receive the title: Sinfonia eroica.

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The programme has eluded search; but one number was the Sinfonia Eroica, conducted by its author.

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Yet in the sinfonia its proportions seem to reveal themselves for the first time.

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Strauss's last work will lose nothing by calling itself quite simply Sinfonia Domestica, without adding any further information.

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We have already shown in the second period, when treating of the Sinfonia eroica, what were Beethoven's political sentiments.

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