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sinfonietta

noun

Definition of sinfonietta

as in orchestra

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Recent Examples of sinfonietta And much of the balance between his group and the sinfonietta was yet to be hashed out. — Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022

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Noun

No orchestra has brought back its commission over the last half century, and only Chicago and New York recorded their commissions.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
In an orchestra, every musician is talented, and every instrument has its purpose.

— Rizwan Jan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of orchestra

Noun

The party featured a 10-piece brass band that set the soundtrack for a nighttime cruise around the Statue of Liberty.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
There was a brass band and a samba-reggae drumline, seemingly celebrating the Knicks and Pride Month with equal jubilation.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026

Definition of brass band

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The state’s first orchestra, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, was founded in 1894, one of many classical ensembles that began about 50 years after the oldest symphony in the country, the New York Philharmonic, was founded.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
That's like going from reading sheet music to hearing the symphony.

— KJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of symphony

Noun

For example, the orchestra performs Iain Farrington’s transformation of Claude Debussy’s Cello Sonata — originally a cello and piano piece — into a work for chamber orchestra.

— Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026
The production will be directed by Kevin Newbury, and Bruce Stasyna will conduct a 17-piece chamber orchestra.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

Definition of chamber orchestra

Noun

On Saturday there were nearly 400 student instrumentalists and vocalists one time or another on stage at Disney, members of a large symphony orchestra, a concert orchestra, a big band, a mariachi ensemble and the Titan Banda Oaxaquena.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
In fact, there were long stretches Monday night when the audience resembled one politely taking in a symphony orchestra more than one attending a summer amphitheater concert headlined by a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026

Definition of symphony orchestra

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