as in musical
having a pleasing mixture of notes
the symphonic chorus of frogs in the spring
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Recent Examples of symphonic
An outdoor theater shows the long-running symphonic drama The Lost Colony.
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Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Now our idea is to do original songs in symphonic form with a hip-hop sensibility.
—Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
More than 60 chamber, opera, symphonic works, and dance events are on the schedule, which also includes kids’ events, vintner luncheons and more.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
One of the new projects Field is working on is an original symphonic work about Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
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Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Now our idea is to do original songs in symphonic form with a hip-hop sensibility.
—Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
More than 60 chamber, opera, symphonic works, and dance events are on the schedule, which also includes kids’ events, vintner luncheons and more.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
One of the new projects Field is working on is an original symphonic work about Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphonic
Adjective
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The arrival ceremony is followed by a private luncheon, a chapel visit, and a musical performance.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Alongside their journey to K-pop stardom was a Chinese American kid named Kenny, who barely spoke Korean at the time but dreamed of becoming a musical artist.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His flow, while indeed reminiscent of Max B, has its own melodic pocket that could easily fit in the context of jazz or pop music.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Tintinnabuli was inspired, in part, by Pärt’s interest in much earlier styles of Christian music, including Gregorian chant – the single-voice singing of Roman Catholicism – and Renaissance polyphony, which weaves together multiple melodic lines.—
Jeffers Engelhardt,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bird will further celebrate the anniversary of Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs with a series of orchestral shows.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
9 Sep. 2025
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The piece is scored for two string groups, timpani, and piano—an instrument that often gives a metallic bite to Martinů’s orchestral textures.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Her natural and melodious style, so swift and unpretentious, bears death and danger on its wings.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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And there’s a surplus-electronics sale, a boombox-building contest and food trucks, all set to the melodious commentary of local radio hosts Hoyt Smith and Sylvia Chacon.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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“Symphonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphonic. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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