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symphony

[sim-fuh-nee] / ˈsɪm fə ni /
NOUN
band
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The former red-light district downtown has been transformed into a dedicated cultural district containing galleries, theaters, museums and a world-class symphony.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

A lively arts scene includes a symphony orchestra, regional theater and the Tucson Folk Festival.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Fans can expect performances spanning symphony orchestras, ballet, jazz, opera and theater as well as events with libraries, bookstores, coffee shops, yogurt/ice cream shops and more.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

To keep shelves in the Manhattan location stocked, Aldi runs three to four of these trips every night, calling the operation a "logistical symphony".

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Liyana played the violin for them and told them, through Poppy, she would be in a symphony in Europe someday.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

The National Symphony commissioned symphonies from Roy Harris and William Schuman as well as Alan Hovhaness’ “Ode to Freedom,” a lovely short violin concerto written for Yehudi Menuhin.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Glass’ newest work will be one of his largest symphonies and include a text by Lincoln to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Across several studies, participants who listened to specific excerpts from symphonies by Liszt or Mahler imagined similar narratives in the music—storms, pirates and shipwrecks, in one case.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

It’s a fascinating way to see songs, airs and symphonies: full of lost moments and feelings, waiting to stir within us and leap before our eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

How long, then, will it be before our musical culture will be shuddering towards extinction, needing some earnest lover of the old and the 'authentic’ to rescue our songs and symphonies from oblivion?

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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