symphonic

adjective sym·phon·ic \ sim-ˈfä-nik \

|Updated on: 14 Jul 2018

Examples: symphonic in a Sentence

Definition of symphonic

1 : harmonious, symphonious

2 : relating to or having the form or character of a symphony

symphonic music

3 : suggestive of a symphony especially in form, interweaving of themes, or harmonious arrangement

a symphonic drama

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symphonically

play \sim-ˈfä-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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Examples of symphonic in a Sentence

the symphonic chorus of frogs in the spring

Recent Examples of symphonic from the Web

Zaytoven lent masterfully symphonic production to tracks on which Future plumbed the depths of his emotional decay.

— hannah giorgis, The Atlantic, "The Cathartic Symphony of Future’s Beast Mode 2," 6 July 2018
Film screening with live symphonic accompaniment Steven Allen Fox conducts works by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman.

— SFChronicle.com, "Classical music and dance listings," 5 July 2018
His father, a composer of symphonic, chamber and liturgical music, has had works performed by the New York Pops and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

— New York Times, "Christyn Budzyna, Charles Cohen," 10 June 2018
But while the individual scenes can be blunt to the point of distraction, the narrative is as symphonic as the classical music score.

— peter hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, "HBO’s ‘Succession’ is a cruel catharsis, and perfect for our swampy time," 1 June 2018
At midnight, the sleep sounds in here will be symphonic.

— ben marcus, The New Yorker, "Stay Down and Take It," 19 May 2018
Violinist Gil Shaham brought aching lyricism to the solo line, and Tilson Thomas, not hesitating to drown him out when Berg allowed no other choice, once more sought every ounce of expression from every line in the complex symphonic accompaniment.

— mark swed, latimes.com, "MTT takes Mahler to a new level in San Francisco Symphony tour," 28 Mar. 2018
At this point, Porter conjured uncommon intimacy in the spacious auditorium, thanks to the quiet ardor of his vocals and the gentleness of the symphonic accompaniment led by conductor Outwater.

— howard reich, chicagotribune.com, "Gregory Porter sounds sumptuous with CSO," 12 June 2018
The concert also includes performances by the symphonic band and the winners of this year’s Concerto Competition.

— amy wang | the oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, "Arts picks: A new 'Cinderella' tale, Jackson Bottom Wetlands art show, more," 31 May 2018

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