symphony orchestra
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of symphony orchestra
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Phil announcing it was all in with its transformative former music director and had created a new position of creative director in which he would rethink the role of the symphony orchestra in society.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
It’s a grand work operating on the largest scale, with a symphony orchestra, choirs and odes to saints rendered in many languages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
An actual symphony orchestra rerecorded “Oz’s” mono score on the very same MGM stage used in 1939, allegedly with some of the same instruments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
Next year, he will become the first Latin American to lead the New York Philharmonic, the oldest symphony orchestra in the US.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
Someone’s arm was coming out from under a bed, moving like they were conducting a symphony orchestra.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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