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sinfonia
sinfonia (It.). Symphony.
1. Symphony. 2. Bach's term for his 3-part inventions. 3. Name given in Baroque period to orch. piece which served as 3-movt. introduction to opera, suite, or cantata, i.e. an early form of ov. Operatic sinfonia standardized c.1690 by A. Scarlatti into so-called ‘Italian overture’. 4. In 20th cent., often means a chamber orch., e.g. Northern Sinfonia, English Sinfonia. |
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "sinfonia." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "sinfonia." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-sinfonia.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "sinfonia." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-sinfonia.html |
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sinfonia
sin·fo·ni·a / ˌsinfəˈnēə/ • n. Mus. a symphony. ∎ (in the 17th and 18th centuries) an orchestral piece used as an introduction, interlude, or postlude to an opera, oratorio, cantata, or suite. |
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"sinfonia." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sinfonia." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sinfonia.html "sinfonia." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sinfonia.html |
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