Definition of Sinfonietta

1. Noun. (music) A small-scale symphony (either in length or size of orchestra needed). ¹

2. Noun. (music) A small orchestra. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sinfonietta

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sinfonietta

sines
sinew
sinew-shrunk
sinewed
sinewier
sinewiest
sinewiness
sinewing
sinewish
sinewless
sinews
sinewy
sinfonia
sinfonias
sinfonie
sinfonietta (current term)
sinfoniettas
sinful
sinfull
sinfully
sinfulness
sinfulnesses
sing
sing-along
sing-alongs
sing-jay
sing-kwa
sing-sing
sing-song
sing-songs

Literary usage of Sinfonietta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Allen A. Brown Collection of Music in the Public Library of by Allen Augustus Brown (1916)
"N.444.24 CHADWICK, GW sinfonietta in D major (in four movements). ... GOUNOD, CF Petite symphonie, hautbois, deux clarinettes, deux RAFF, JJ sinfonietta. ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... 'Sonata for piano and violincello in F' (Op. 78), and among his orchestral works are 'sinfonietta' (Op. 90; his first opus for orchestra) ; 'Ouver- ture ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... and among his orchestral works are «sinfonietta' (Op. 90; his first opus for orchestra) ; «Ouverture zu einem Lustspiel' (Op. 120); 'Klavierkonzert' ..."

4. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians: Being the Sixth Volume of the by George Grove, Waldo Selden Pratt, Charles Newell Boyd (1920)
"The sinfonietta was first given in Jordan Hall, Boston, by an orchestra of players from the Symphony Orchestra, under the composer's direction, on Nov. ..."

5. Music: A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and (1898)
"... Antar, is more properly a descriptive poem; the third, in C, was composed in 1886. To these it is necessary to add a sinfonietta upon Russian themes, ..."

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