How to Use symphonic in a Sentence

symphonic

adjective
  • At midnight, the sleep sounds in here will be symphonic.
    Ben Marcus, The New Yorker, 19 May 2018
  • Take all the symphonic stuff, and then listen to those albums.
    Jordan A. Rothacker, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Fully 71% of the symphonic programs include the premiere of a new piece.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Once the film was ready, Hisaishi would write the score, which could also be released in a symphonic suite version.
    Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Imagine what the symphonic sound combined with his still-strong, 83-year-old velvety voice will be like.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2019
  • But that being beside the point, the Brahms themes are really from the core symphonic repertoire.
    Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2022
  • If that’s all too down-and-dirty for you, there’s a symphonic tribute to Neil Diamond in Simsbury.
    Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 23 July 2021
  • The Pet Shop Boys’ electronic/symphonic score sets the heart racing but slows down for romance or pathos.
    Lawrence Toppman, charlotteobserver, 16 Mar. 2018
  • With no fans at stadiums, and bogus sound being pumped in, well, that's sort of like a tap dance to symphonic music for the play-by-play guys.
    Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 18 Sep. 2020
  • No guitar or drums, just all the movement coming from the symphonic writing.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The symphonic works were ones the orchestra could play with distinct authority, and the right soloists were paired with the right repertoire.
    David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 5 June 2018
  • And Terence Blanchard’s superb score has 70s R&B in its bones and symphonic drama in its heart.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2018
  • There is an almost symphonic beauty to the point and counterpoint.
    Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2018
  • In New York, the commercial demands of radio proved as restrictive as those of dance bands and symphonic ones.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2022
  • A few of her original blues songs will get a symphonic string quartet treatment.
    Hector Saldana, ExpressNews.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • In 2018, the Showcase featured an original piece, Waltz of the Waves, for a symphonic orchestra.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • In time, many critics came to consider the Met Orchestra on a par with the leading symphonic ensembles of the world.
    New York Times, 17 Mar. 2021
  • His career ranged from his trio’s club gigs to presenting symphonic works in large concert halls.
    Aaron Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
  • About five to 10 minutes later, the air is perfumed with a symphonic aroma that reminds Nguyen of his childhood.
    Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The show is a mix of frights, comedy, original film and music projects and rousing symphonic scares.
    Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The Columbia Orchestra will return to the Chrysalis stage on June 26 for its symphonic pops concert.
    Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 28 May 2021
  • The symphonic showpiece Scheherazade closes the program.
    Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2020
  • Some of his writings have been adapted for a symphonic work by British composer Jonathan Harvey.
    Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The movie – glacial, searching and symphonic – is a hymn, or prayer, examining the nature of sacrifice.
    Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2019
  • And even Red Bull called on them to accompany Rick Ross for its symphonic concert series.
    C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The final episode of the series is even sweeter, as Fassbinder ties up the various subplots with a symphonic sense of harmony.
    Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 17 May 2018
  • Lockhart and the Boston Pops are among the rock stars of the symphonic music world, with more than 80 television appearances and 45 national tours.
    cleveland, 20 July 2023
  • Five or six songs in that show are immortal, not to mention the symphonic material.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Dec. 2021
  • But the purpose of a true symphonic organ is to complement an orchestra, not overwhelm it.
    Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 1 July 2023
  • Accompanied by symphonic and choral music, the work is a story of love and sacrifice.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2021

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