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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

She was forced to scour blood from the paving stones of the town square after a mass killing, accompanied by an orchestra.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Audiences, actors, orchestras, stage crew, and backstage staff each have their own distinct movement paths, and multiple theaters must be able to operate simultaneously without interfering with one another.

— Wendy Wang, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of orchestra

Noun

The evening highlighted the achievements of its students, opening the event with SCM student ensemble the SCM All Stars and an SCM brass band known as the Hollywood Highsteppers.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Friday night opens with the Ed Wagner Brass Band, an authentic German-style brass band.

— Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of brass band

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Instead of Billy bookcases, there’s a gorgeous office—a symphony of cypress surfaces—that Frank Lloyd Wright created for a department-store mogul.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Great part was my wife was in complete symphony on it instantly, and that actually was a wonderful bonding moment.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of symphony

Noun

By his senior project in high school, Jones had written a whole suite for a chamber orchestra coordinated to his guitar playing.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026
The approximately 20-minute concerto draws on Venezuelan folk harp traditions and features a solo harp accompanied by a chamber orchestra.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of chamber orchestra

Noun

For example, the symphony orchestra’s rehearsal space and orchestra pit are located on corresponding underground floors, allowing for convenient horizontal transport of large instruments.

— Wendy Wang, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
Kohl Hall will be part of the school where Colburn’s symphony orchestra, bands, youth string programs and children’s choirs will perform.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of symphony orchestra

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