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noun

a large orchestra composed of wind, string, and percussion instruments and organized to perform symphonic compositions.

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Origin of symphony orchestra

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby symphony orchestra

Symphonie Fantastique, symphonious, symphonist, symphonize, symphony, symphony orchestra, symphysial, symphysis, symplast, Symplegades, symploce

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Enjoyed fully, a diverse, global ensemble of comedians can feel a lot like the buildup to a crescendo in a symphony orchestra.
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When we listen to a symphony orchestra, amid all that sound, the addition of any single instrument may be hard to hear.
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In summer, enjoy outdoor concerts at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Among them: Marin Alsop, conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra.
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The son of a French horn player in a symphony orchestra, he began playing the piano “against my will,” he laughs, at age 3.
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By age 9, each had performed with a major symphony orchestra.
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A world-famous pianist was to play with the Symphony Orchestra that afternoon.
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My first teacher was my father, a good violinist and concertmaster of the Vilna Symphony Orchestra.
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The Boston Symphony Orchestra is something more than half a century old.
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British Dictionary definitions for symphony orchestra

symphony orchestra

noun

music an orchestra capable of performing symphonies, esp the large orchestra comprising strings, brass, woodwind, harp, and percussion

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