symphony
symphonies
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pluralof symphony.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As such, he was given a measure of financial stability, and the prolific composer turned out five more symphonies over the next dozen years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
After emigrating from Russia as a child, Arkatov became the principal cellist at the Pittsburgh and San Francisco symphonies before landing in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
In October, Noseda and the NSO will release a recording of two symphonies by William Grant Still, who lived in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
A box set of Beethoven’s nine symphonies is, though not indispensable—there are hundreds of recorded cycles already—evidence that his orchestra is among the world’s top ensembles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 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
