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A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra.
Sinfonia (IPA: [siɱfoˈniːa]; plural sinfonie) is the Italian word for symphony, from the Latin symphonia, in turn derived from Ancient Greek συμφωνία symphōnia (agreement or concord of sound), from the prefix σύν (together) and Φωνή (sound).
italics set off by a comma: Symphony No. 9, New World Symphony; When referring to a work by nickname alone: quoted: "New World" Symphony; italicized: New World Symphony; unadorned: New World Symphony; Note that the generic portion of the common name or nickname—"Symphony", in this case—is not italicized.
The title of the symphony was changed at the last minute from Sinfonia Antarctica to Sinfonia Antartica, so as to use consistently Italian spelling in the two words. [11] The first American performance was given on 2 April 1953 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Kubelík. [12]
Symphony "Dürer" Dedicated to Albrecht Dürer: Karl-Franz Muller: 1: Symphony des Machines: Symphony of the Machines: 1959: 2: Arcadian Symphony: 1970–72: 3: Altische Symphonie: Old Symphony: 4: Sardinian Symphony: 5: Sarda Symphony: 6–9: Sinfonia Breve: Short Symphony: 1960s: He wrote 3 of these symphonies. The 2nd was written in 1963. 10 ...
Its French translation Pathétique is generally used in French, Spanish, English, German and other languages, [5] Many English-speaking classical musicians had, by the early 20th century, adopted an English spelling and pronunciation for Tchaikovsky's symphony, dubbing it "The Pathetic", as shorthand to differentiate it from a popular 1798 ...
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The Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1812. Beethoven fondly referred to it as "my little Symphony in F", distinguishing it from his Sixth Symphony , a longer work also in F. [ 1 ]