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Recent Examples of sinfonietta
And much of the balance between his group and the sinfonietta was yet to be hashed out.
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Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinfonietta
Noun
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Szymon Laks, conductor of one of several male orchestras at Auschwitz-Birkenau, vehemently refuted the notion that music was helpful to anyone in the camp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wayans also remembers how Tipping would mime a conductor directing an orchestra on set, signaling his star to go off leash for the next take.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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About midway through the party, a brass band led by two professional dancers entered, followed by a Zulu Tramp from the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club of New Orleans.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds more joined a brass band parade known as a second line.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Lair’s dad was a flutist in the symphony.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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The program traces a path from Zehetmair’s contemporary turbulence back through the romantic reconciliation of Johannes Brahms’ last orchestral work to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final symphony.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Under the baton of Conductor Laureate Christopher Warren-Green, the Charlotte Symphony will be joined by Sphinx Virtuosi, the chamber orchestra of the Sphinx Organization, a national non-profit organization based in Detroit.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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The chamber orchestra meets every Wednesday from 7-8:50 p.m. in Music Building Room 1039, E Loop Rd., Hayward.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Young musicians coming out of music schools should be aware of all the other kinds of music, and should be able to play those other types of music, because 95 percent of them will not play in symphony orchestras or as soloists.—
George Varga,
Mercury News,
28 July 2025
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Every sizable American city has its symphony orchestra, but will this always be true?—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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“Sinfonietta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinfonietta. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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