An elaborate instrumental composition for a full orchestra, consisting usually, like the sonata, of three or four contrasted yet inwardly related movements, as the allegro, the adagio, the minuet and trio, or scherzo, and the finale in quick time. The term has recently been applied to large orchestral works in freer form, with arguments or programmes to explain their meaning, such as the "symphonic poems" of Liszt. The term was formerly applied to any composition for an orchestra, as overtures, etc., and still earlier, to certain compositions partly vocal, partly instrumental.
An instrumental passage at the beginning or end, or in the course of, a vocal composition; a prelude, interlude, or postude; a ritornello.
beginning in the last half of C18, a composition, for large instrumental ensemble, in the form of a sonata).
A large orchestral work that is usually in four movements, each with its own tempo and mood. Not all works titled "Symphony" follow a strict four-movement structure, however.
Extended work for orchestra, usually in four movements (fast, slow, dance form, fast), the principal form of orchestral composition. A list of the concertos on your CD sets can be accessed through the Works stack (card "By Genre"). It is a misuage, incidentally, to talk of "going to the symphony" or to say "thus-and-such" was the best piece "of the symphony." You say "going to a symphony concert" and "best piece on the program."
This term can be used in two different ways. When used to describe performing forces, it means "orchestra." When used as a genre, it means large multi-movement works for orchestra. Composers who wrote symphonies include Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and many more. HEAR IT
a work in several movements for orchestra
(1) An extended piece for full orchestra, usually serious in nature and in several movements; early 18th century to present; (2) a performing group of instrumentalists; i.e., a symphony orchestra.
a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony"
a collection of musical notes played by many different instruments
a huge musical work in four movements
a long composition for orchestra, usually with three to four movements
a long orchestral piece without a soloist
a major work, played by the entire orchestra
a multi-movement piece of varied pace
a musical piece written for the entire orchestra
an extended piece of music for orchestra , especially one in the form of a sonata
a work consisting of several movements involving the entire orchestra
an orchestral composition with three to ten distinct movements, each with its own melodies and development
1. A composition for orchestra, usually containing four contrasting movements. 2. Another term for orchestra; a symphony orchestra is so called to distinguish it from a dance or other type of orchestra.
orchestra composition of several movements; also used in reference to a group of instrumentalists
literally means "sounding together". Orchestral work of a serious nature and substantial in size - usually in four movements
A rather long orchestral composition, divided into three to four movements, or sections.
An extended work for orchestra, often divided into several movements.
Large work for orchestra, generally in three or four movements.
a work for orchestra usually consisting of three or, more commonly, four separate movements in contrasting tempos. The opening movement is almost always fast and in sonata-allegro form.
Along with the concerto, the most prestigious form of public instrumental music in Beethoven's era.
A large orchestral piece in several movements.
Orchestral composition consisting usually of four contrasting sections, or movements. The term was first applied in the 16th century to the instrumental interludes in such musical forms as the cantata, opera, and oratorio. By 1740 the symphony had become the principal genre of orchestral music, and important centers of composition arose in Mannheim, Germany; Berlin; and Vienna.
A long orchestral work divided into three to five movements.
In a broad sense, a work for orchestra in multiple movements.
an extended work in several movements, for orchestra; also an orchestra configured to perform symphonic music
A piece for large orchestra, usually in four movements, in which the first movement often is in sonata form. A large orchestra.
A symphony is an extended composition usually for orchestra and usually comprising four movements.
