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A symphony is a musical composition, often extended and usually for orchestra. "Symphony" does not imply a specific form. Many symphonies are tonal works in four movements with the first in sonata form, and this is often described by music theorists as the structure of a "classical" symphony, although even some symphonies by the acknowledged... Full Article

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British singer Sting with Chile's symphony performs during the 52st Vina del Mar International Song Festival on February 25, 2011 in Vina del Mar, Chile.
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  1. British singer Sting with Chile's symphony performs during the 52st Vina del Mar International Song Festival on February 25, 2011 in Vina del Mar, Chile. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    British singer Sting with Chile's symphony performs during the 52st Vina del Mar International Song Festival on February 25, 2011 in Vina del Mar, Chile.

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  2. Peruvian opera tenor Juan Diego Florez speaks during a ceremony in Lima January 17, 2012. Florez and Spanish electric company Edelnor signed an agreement on Tuesday to form a symphony orchestra consisting of children from poor families across Peru. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Peruvian opera tenor Juan Diego Florez speaks during a ceremony in Lima January 17, 2012. Florez and Spanish electric company Edelnor signed an agreement on Tuesday to form a symphony orchestra consisting of children from poor families across Peru.

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  3. Pianist Lang Lang, right, talks with chief conductor Charles Dutoit during rehearsal with him and the Philadelphia Orchestra Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 in Philadelphia. Lang, 29 from China, is joining the symphony for three performances of Liszt's famed Piano Concerto No. 1 along with... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    Pianist Lang Lang, right, talks with chief conductor Charles Dutoit during rehearsal with him and the Philadelphia Orchestra Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 in Philadelphia. Lang, 29 from China, is joining the symphony for three performances of Liszt's famed Piano Concerto No. 1 along with...

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  4. Pianist Lang Lang poses for a photograph before he rehearses with chief conductor Charles Dutoit and the Philadelphia Orchestra Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 in Philadelphia. Lang, 29 from China, is joining the symphony for three performances of Liszt's famed Piano Concerto No. 1 along with... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    Pianist Lang Lang poses for a photograph before he rehearses with chief conductor Charles Dutoit and the Philadelphia Orchestra Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 in Philadelphia. Lang, 29 from China, is joining the symphony for three performances of Liszt's famed Piano Concerto No. 1 along with...

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  5. Pianist Lang Lang talks during an interview with The Associated Press in his dressing room before he rehearses with chief conductor Charles Dutoit and the Philadelphia Orchestra Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 in Philadelphia. Lang, 29 from China, is joining the symphony for three performances... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    Pianist Lang Lang talks during an interview with The Associated Press in his dressing room before he rehearses with chief conductor Charles Dutoit and the Philadelphia Orchestra Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 in Philadelphia. Lang, 29 from China, is joining the symphony for three performances...

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  6. Students of Incheon Hyegwang School for The Blind perform with teachers and volunteers during a rehearsal at Incheon Culture and Art Hall in Incheon, west of Seoul September 28, 2011. The school for the blind launched a symphony orchestra which consists of their students and held a... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    Students of Incheon Hyegwang School for The Blind perform with teachers and volunteers during a rehearsal at Incheon Culture and Art Hall in Incheon, west of Seoul September 28, 2011. The school for the blind launched a symphony orchestra which consists of their students and held a...

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  7. Chung Myung-whun, maestro of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and a UNICEF "goodwill ambassador", speaks at a news conference in Seoul September 16, 2011, after his recent four-day trip to North Korea. Chung said on Friday that he agreed to push for a regular performance of a joint... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Chung Myung-whun, maestro of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and a UNICEF "goodwill ambassador", speaks at a news conference in Seoul September 16, 2011, after his recent four-day trip to North Korea. Chung said on Friday that he agreed to push for a regular performance of a joint...

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British singer Sting with Chile's symphony performs during the 52st Vina del Mar International Song Festival on February 25, 2011 in Vina del Mar, Chile.

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  2. Equal parts speed and menace; each track is chock full of teeth crumbling riffs and gritty death tainted vocals, all paired with furious drumming in a symphony of aggressive sonic destruction that thrashes from start to finish!
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  3. If insincerity was put to music, this performance would be a symphony orchestra. The body language and answers are incongruent and contrived. FAIL!
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  5. Inside the tower, there is the bray of donkeys … a donkey symphony.
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    SOURCE: The Post Chronicle 1 month ago
  9. Vermont Festivals announces the triumphant return of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra to the Opera House ... This year's debut of the fourth program in the symphony’s Masterworks Series will have something to offer to all classical music lovers.
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  10. So plan to ward off the mid-winter doldrums and ward off any influence from the Ides of March with a memorable evening of Vermont's own state symphony orchestra, and the good company of your neighbors ... Make an evening of it.
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  11. It energizes everybody. It is different to play with live music and it’s fantastic. Being a dancer and performing in front of a full symphony orchestra is a pretty high experience, and the musicians love it, too
    SOURCE: MLive.com 1 month ago
  12. The whole thing is in one-eighths totally countable; it’s all strings. I’d say that I picked the two pieces because they are very different, but I thought it would be something that the symphony would like — to have this theme of minimalism yet it would show off my dancers really well, because they woul...
    SOURCE: MLive.com 1 month ago
  13. We felt this was a great opportunity to bring the symphony here during our tourist season
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  14. It's not often that hundreds of audiophiles have the chance to sample the world's finest equipment and compare it with the very thing it was intended to reproduce, the emotional power of a live symphony orchestra
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  15. I never wanted to get pigeon-holed. My idea of an ideal mix is some pops, kiddie concerts, family concerts, a night with Brubeck, a huge Mahler symphony and Beethoven for fourth-graders.
    SOURCE: Detroit News Online 2 months ago
  16. People are less skilled at sitting through a Beethoven symphony with their attention completely on it.
    SOURCE: EvolutionBlog 2 months ago
  17. It was part rock symphony, part Broadway play and a big dose of arena rock from the 1970s and '80s. Imagine Queen, The Who, Yes all on the stage together playing souped up classical music.
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    SOURCE: Complex 2 months ago
  19. This delicious symphony of asparagus, portobello mushrooms, crispy bacon and onion will leave your taste buds hungry for more. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.
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  20. The weather is rugged. The economy is rugged. The women are rugged. For a young millionaire not named Bruce Wayne, the art museum and symphony don’t matter. The Cleveland Clinic doesn’t matter. The grit and guts that are supposed to make the underdog beloved don’t matter, either.
    SOURCE: Time Magazine 2 months ago
  21. You get to see musicians work with each other on a level that you wouldn’t normally see in a symphony
    SOURCE: Michigan Daily 2 months ago
  22. Chastisement of symphony goers frivolous and ill-timed
    SOURCE: Charlotte Observer 2 months ago
  23. It has such a warm feeling and expression and its closeness to nature makes it special. Overall, I think this symphony is wonderful with its soaring melodies and its uplifting, joyous nature
    SOURCE: London Free Press 2 months ago
  24. I think the ballet audience is more diverse than the audience for the symphony or the opera ... But it can always be more diverse. One of the biggest problems is that young people have a preconceived idea of what ballet is.
    SOURCE: Ottawa Citizen 2 months ago
  25. Every opera company/symphony/ballet company has a deficit.
    SOURCE: The Huffington Post 2 months ago