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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.
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Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinfonietta
Noun
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Sixteen members of the all-volunteer orchestra and the Brentwood Palisades Chorale lost homes in the fire.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The principal vocalists—including the tenor Stephen Costello, who premièred the character of Greenhorn back in 2010; the tenor Brandon Jovanovich, as Captain Ahab; and Ryan Speedo Green, as the royal Polynesian harpooner Queequeg—and a robust chorus are bolstered, of course, by the Met’s orchestra.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Daigle and Shorty’s rendition was true to New Orleans, opting for a lively brass band instead of the anthem’s demand for strings.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
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Out-of-towners crowd the sidewalk to listen to a brass band, the trombones, trumpets and saxophone blaring over the march of the tuba and percussion.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Bendix was one of the 16 members of the symphony and the chorale who had lost their homes.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Even with the new leadership, the opera and the symphony are expected to maintain a regular performance schedule at the center.—
Robin Pogrebin,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Knights, the contemporary chamber orchestra, is continuing its Rhapsody commissioning project this season at Carnegie Hall.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
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Also on the program will be Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings and the New York premiere of Reena Esmail’s The History of Red, a piece for chamber orchestra and soprano inspired in part by Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
Noun
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There has been a surge of interest in women composers by symphony orchestras around the country in recent years, including in Connecticut.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2025
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Then, David Pogue learns about symphony orchestra concerts where a film coincides with a live performance of the music found in the movie.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Sinfonietta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinfonietta. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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