Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In music, same as symphony.

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  • noun Plural form of sinfonia.

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Examples

  • Schroter's concertos, some of my pianoforte sonatas, the sinfonie concertante, two quartets for the flute, and a concerto for harp and flute [Kochel, No. 298, 299].

    The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart, Wolfgang A 1864

  • Ascension Day, my sinfonie, with the new andante, is to be performed for the second time.

    The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart, Wolfgang A 1864

  • I took no notice, but said to Le Gros, "A propos, have you given my sinfonie to be copied?"

    The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart, Wolfgang A 1864

  • Le Gros purchased the two overtures from me and the sinfonie concertante, which he thinks exclusively his own; but this is not the case, for I have it still fresh in my head, and mean to write it out again as soon as I am at home.

    The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart, Wolfgang A 1864

  • As, of course, I have no power to compel him to have it transcribed and performed, I said nothing; but I went to the concert on the two days when the sinfonie was to have been performed, when Ramm and Punto came to me in the greatest rage to ask me why my sinfonie concertante was not to be given.

    The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart, Wolfgang A 1864

  • "Oh, yes! if I may, with equal confidence, rely on its being performed, and that it will not fare like the sinfonie concertante."

    The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart, Wolfgang A 1864

  • The first good opportunity I have, I will send you this sinfonie concertante, and also the "School for the Violin," some pieces for the piano, and Vogler's book ( "Ton Wissenschaft und Kunst"), and then I hope to have your opinion of them.

    The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart, Wolfgang A 1864

  • With regard to the sinfonie concertante there appears to be a hitch, and I believe that some unseen mischief is at work.

    The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart, Wolfgang A 1864

  • The sinfonie is in Re, the an - dante in Sol, for here one must not say in D or in G.

    The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart, Wolfgang A 1864

  • I am about to compose a sinfonie concertante, -- flute,

    The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1773

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