as in orchestras
a usually large group of musicians playing together
a performance of a Bach concerto by the San Antonio Symphony
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Recent Examples of symphonies
At least two symphonies are performing in Hartford and Bridgeport.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Sunlight, scalpers and symphonies, in readers’ eyes.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Now back in Cincinnati, LaVigne performs all over the world with symphonies, at special events and as a cruise headliner.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
The Hollywood Bowl 2026 season announced Wednesday includes the usual eclectic mix of symphonies and rock bands, jazz nights and film music.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Nor does opera, symphonies, orchestras.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Aside from symphonies by Brahms, Beethoven, Prokofiev and Wagner in the Classical Series, the Film + Live Orchestra Series will present tributes to music legends like Jimmy Buffett and Whitney Houston.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
february 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
But the symphonies’ start-and-stop contrasts and obsessive rhythmic gestures challenge the conductor to manage the ebb and flow of energy within overarching structures.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Fifty years ago, that meant Stevie Wonder embracing the synthesizer, a machine critics at the time called soulless, to compose symphonies from a keyboard.
—William Jones, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Sunlight, scalpers and symphonies, in readers’ eyes.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Now back in Cincinnati, LaVigne performs all over the world with symphonies, at special events and as a cruise headliner.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
The Hollywood Bowl 2026 season announced Wednesday includes the usual eclectic mix of symphonies and rock bands, jazz nights and film music.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Nor does opera, symphonies, orchestras.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Aside from symphonies by Brahms, Beethoven, Prokofiev and Wagner in the Classical Series, the Film + Live Orchestra Series will present tributes to music legends like Jimmy Buffett and Whitney Houston.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
february 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
But the symphonies’ start-and-stop contrasts and obsessive rhythmic gestures challenge the conductor to manage the ebb and flow of energy within overarching structures.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Fifty years ago, that meant Stevie Wonder embracing the synthesizer, a machine critics at the time called soulless, to compose symphonies from a keyboard.
—William Jones, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphonies
orchestras
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Michael Gerdes, director of orchestras at San Diego State University, leads the lectures.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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As early as 1888, Kansas City was reported to have a hundred mandolin clubs, and, by the turn of the century, all the major East Coast cities had mandolin orchestras.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Symphonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphonies. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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