an orchestra capable of performing symphonies, esp the large orchestra comprising strings, brass, woodwind, harp, and percussion
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sym′phony or′chestra,
- Music and Dancea large orchestra composed of wind, string, and percussion instruments and organized to perform symphonic compositions.
- 1880–85
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'symphony orchestra' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Abbado
- Ansermet
- Davis
- Gergiev
- LSO
- Mitropoulos
- Monteux
- Rattle
- Slatkin
- Solti
- Toscanini
- broadcast
- concertmaster
- fiddle
- orchestra
- philharmonic
- pop concert
- pops
- scratch
- sinfonia
- sinfonietta
- string
- symphonette
- symphonic
- symphonic poem
- symphony