symphonic

• Before the performance a symphonic, and still more, a dramatic work exists, so to speak, only in CLAY. —  Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt, Volume 2
• It may be remarked that though the instrumental writing is symphonic, there is none of the contrapuntal intricacy of Tristan : the pictorial requirement warranted a freer use of chords in the accompanying parts, both—if a paradoxical phrase may be pardoned—for the abstract colour of the chords and for the instrumental tone colour which the use of chords permitted. —  Richard Wagner
• The singer described the album as "symphonic" - and said it included "a full on collaboration with an orchestra". —  Music News - GIGWISE.com
• "Unlike the symphonic or the theater repertoire, ballet has only a handful of great works," says Michael Pink, artistic director for Milwaukee Ballet. —  Express Milwaukee
• Wagner's music has always been a presence in American symphonic programming, but in the first half of the 20th century its frequency of performance was right up with that of Beethoven, Brahms and Tchaikovsky. —  The Buffalo News: Home

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