symphony orchestra
noun
: a large orchestra of winds, strings, and percussion that plays symphonic works
Examples of symphony orchestra in a Sentence
She's a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
plays oboe in the local symphony orchestra
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Violins that are hundreds of years old still have seats in the top symphony orchestras around the world.
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Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
New sounds: Check out these new musical instruments The standard configuration of the symphony orchestra has remained mostly unchanged for the past century.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2025
Since graduation, Chen has racked up assignments in Mozart, Beethoven, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini with opera companies and symphony orchestras across the United States and in Europe, often as the motormouth buffoons and weasels of classic comedies.
—airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
Her fervent pursuit to professionally play the euphonium, which is not used in traditional symphony orchestras, had come with many stressful auditions.
—Sarah Diamond Christopher Lee, New York Times, 27 May 2024
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Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
New sounds: Check out these new musical instruments The standard configuration of the symphony orchestra has remained mostly unchanged for the past century.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2025
Since graduation, Chen has racked up assignments in Mozart, Beethoven, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini with opera companies and symphony orchestras across the United States and in Europe, often as the motormouth buffoons and weasels of classic comedies.
—airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
Her fervent pursuit to professionally play the euphonium, which is not used in traditional symphony orchestras, had come with many stressful auditions.
—Sarah Diamond Christopher Lee, New York Times, 27 May 2024
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“Symphony orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symphony%20orchestra. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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