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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

And then there’s original sound capture (like a steam engine for the Hogwarts Express), mixing to give the conversations a 360 feel, music to compose and an orchestra to record it.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
All of that was on display at the Bowl, as well as the limits of what an orchestra can do.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of orchestra

Noun

Friday night opens with the Ed Wagner Brass Band, an authentic German-style brass band.

— Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Visitors to the Rock Island Bridge will get a chance to hear live jazz and brass band numbers from The Jumpen Carps on Saturday night.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of brass band

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Playwright Holloway has all sorts of tricks up his many sleeves, turning misdirection (visual, narrative, aural or otherwise) into a symphony of look-here!

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Then came a symphony of chimes, crystal bowls, wave drums and rain sticks.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of symphony

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The performance film was recorded at Sony’s FYC event, where Bowers and Parsons performed the suite with a full chamber orchestra, with Bowers on piano.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of chamber orchestra

Noun

Fans can expect performances spanning symphony orchestras, ballet, jazz, opera and theater as well as events with libraries, bookstores, coffee shops, yogurt/ice cream shops and more.

— Maria Sherman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Many of the faculty performers are members of major symphony orchestras.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Definition of symphony orchestra

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