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4 words match “SYMPHONIC”

SYMPHONIC a. 2 definitions
Relating to, or in the manner of, symphony; as, the symphonic form or style of composition.
CONCERTO n.
A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief against the orchestra, or accompaniment, so as to display its qualities or the performer's skill.
SYMPHONIOUS a.
Symphonic.
SYMPHONY n.
works in freer form, with arguments or programmes to explain their meaning, such as the "symphonic poems" of Liszt. The term was formerly applied to any composition for an orchestra, as overtures, etc., and still earlier, to certain compositions partly vocal, partly instrumental.