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Symphonic

Sym-phon′ic

,
Adj.
1.
Symphonious.
2.
(Mus.)
Relating to, or in the manner of, symphony;
as, the
symphonic
form or style of composition
.

Definition 2024


symphonic

symphonic

English

Adjective

symphonic (comparative more symphonic, superlative most symphonic)

  1. (music) Characteristic of a symphony
    • 1923: George Bernard Shaw, The Perfect Wagnerite - Finally, Mozart's most dramatic finales and concerted numbers are more or less in sonata form, like symphonic movements, and must therefore be classed as musical prose.

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