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symphony orchestra Definition

symphony orchestra

noun

a large orchestra of string, wind, and percussion sections for playing symphonic works

symphony orchestra Usage Examples

Possessives

world: He has also played tuba with many of the world's leading symphony orchestras.

Converse of object

  • conduct: In North America he conducts the symphony orchestras of San Francisco, Toronto, Washington DC, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Minnesota.
  • base: West London Sinfonia: symphony orchestra based in Ealing, which performs locally, in central London and occasionally abroad.
  • include: MAGMA CONCERT NEWS The Magma concert in Reims ( Stella says it is planned for September 94 ) will include a symphony orchestra.

Noun used with modifier

day: I like to think that the modern day symphony orchestra has evolved to the state that it has.

Adjective modifier

  • leading: He has also played tuba with many of the world's leading symphony orchestras.
  • modern: I like to think that the modern day symphony orchestra has evolved to the state that it has.
  • major: With seven major symphony orchestras Berlin is indisputably one of the world's greatest cities for classical music.
  • fine: I invite you to join the American Friends of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the world's finest symphony orchestras.
  • own: The West Midlands also has its own symphony orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra, based in Great Malvern.
  • longest-established: Welcome to the Hallé , Britain's longest-established symphony orchestra, founded in Manchester by Sir Charles Hallé in 1858.

Preposition: in

world: Few, if any, symphony orchestras in the world would dare to do something similar.