Synonyms of symphonies

symphonies

noun

plural of symphony

as in orchestras

a usually large group of musicians playing together

a performance of a Bach concerto by the San Antonio Symphony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• orchestras
• philharmonics
• bands
• symphony orchestras
• ensembles
• quartets
• troupes
• brass bands
• quintets
• brasses
• woodwinds
• chamber orchestras
• sextets
• strings
• groups
• trios
• combos
• sinfoniettas
• duos
• companies
• octets
• septets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of symphonies

Young Hindoyan was particularly captivated by Jascha Heifetz’s violin sound and by the codas in every first movement of Bruckner’s symphonies. — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

For more than a half-century, the multivenue complex has featured world-class symphonies, operas, dance and theater performances, along with education programs. — E. Andrew Taylor, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

The new project on my hard drive focuses not on songs or symphonies but on cruelty, injustice, dishonesty, and the politics of everyday language. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Should symphonies try to educate their patrons on the rule with an announcement at the beginning of the concert? — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Davis also performs as a concert artist with leading orchestras and symphonies including the BBC Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall, La Scala in Milan and Taipei Arena in Taiwan. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026

One is Enrico Lopez-Yanez, Class of 2007, a pops conductor formerly with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra who now has stints with the Detroit, Dallas and Pacific symphonies. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026

This year’s guest conductor was Stuart Chafetz, principal pops conductor of the Columbus Symphony, and the Chautauqua and Marin symphonies. — Emily Curiel may 24, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026

Nearby were manuscripts of nine symphonies that Mozart wrote within two years, in his late teens. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 18 May 2026