English-Thai Dictionary

symphony

N ความสอดคล้อง กัน  ความกลมกลืน กัน  ความ ประสานกัน  consonance harmony concord kwam-sod-klong-kan

 

symphony

N ดนตรี วง ใหญ่  ดนตรี ประสานเสียง วง ใหญ่  orchestra symphonic composition don-tre-wong-yai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SYMPHONY

n.[L. symphonia; Gr. with, and voice. ] 1. A consonance or harmony of sounds agreeable to the ear, whether the sounds are vocal or instrumental, or both.
The trumpets sound,
And warlike symphony is heard around.
2. A musical instrument, mentioned by French writers.
3. A full concert.
4. An overture or other composition for instruments.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SYMPHONY

Sym "pho *ny, n.; pl. Symphonies. Etym: [F. symphonie (cf. It. sinfonia ), L. symphonia, Gr. Phonetic. ]

 

1. A consonance or harmony of sounds, agreeable to the ear, whether the sounds are vocal or instrumental, or both. The trumpets sound, And warlike symphony in heard around. Dryden.

 

2. A stringed instrument formerly in use, somewhat resembling the virginal. With harp and pipe and symphony. Chaucer.

 

3. (Mus. ) (a ) An elaborate instrumental composition for a full orchestra, consisting usually, like the sonata, of three or four contrasted yet inwardly related movements, as the allegro, the adagio, the minuet and trio, or scherzo, and the finale in quick time. The term has recently been applied to large orchestral 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. (b ) An instrumental passage at the beginning or end, or in the course of, a vocal composition; a prelude, interlude, or postude; a ritornello.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

symphony

sym pho ny |ˈsimfənē ˈsɪmfəni | ▶noun ( pl. symphonies ) an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements, at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form. • chiefly historical an orchestral interlude in a large-scale vocal work. • something regarded, typically favorably, as a composition of different elements: autumn is a symphony of texture and pattern. • (esp. in names of orchestras ) short for symphony orchestra: the Boston Symphony. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting any of various instruments such as the dulcimer or the virginal ): from Old French symphonie, via Latin from Greek sumphōnia, from sumphōnos ‘harmonious, ’ from sun- ‘together ’ + phōnē ‘sound. ’

 

symphony orchestra

sym pho ny or ches tra |ˈsɪmfəni ˈɔrkəstrə | ▶noun a large classical orchestra, including string, wind, brass, and percussion instruments.

 

Oxford Dictionary

symphony

sym |phony |ˈsɪmf (ə )ni | ▶noun ( pl. symphonies ) an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements, at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form. • chiefly historical an orchestral interlude in a large-scale vocal work. • chiefly N. Amer. (especially in names of orchestras ) short for symphony orchestra: the Boston Symphony. • something regarded as a composition of different elements: autumn is a symphony of texture and pattern. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting any of various instruments such as the dulcimer or the virginal ): from Old French symphonie, via Latin from Greek sumphōnia, from sumphōnos ‘harmonious ’, from sun- ‘together ’ + phōnē ‘sound ’.

 

symphony orchestra

sym |phony or ¦ches |tra ▶noun a large classical orchestra, including string, wind, brass, and percussion instruments.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

symphony

sym pho ny /sɪ́mf (ə )ni /〖syn (調和 )phony (音 )〗名詞 複 -nies /-z /1 C 〘楽 〙交響曲 , シンフォニー .2 C ｟主に米 ｠交響楽団 (symphony orchestra ); 交響楽団によるコンサート .3 U (特に色彩 音響などの )調和 ; (一般に )調和のとれた組み合わせ .