sinfonia
Definition of the Italian term sinfonia in music:
- symphony
- Baroque designation for "ensemble sonata" or "ensemble canzona"
- instrumental section within vocal works from around 1600-1800
Language
Italian
Singular
sinfonia
Plural
sinfonie
Abbreviation
sinf.
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include sinfonia:
- prima sinfonia – first symphony
- quarta sinfonia – fourth symphony
- quinta sinfonia – fifth symphony
- seconda sinfonia – second symphony
- sinfonia concertante – symphony concertante (orchestral work with parts f...
- terza sinfonia – third symphony
Musical examples
Music scores that include sinfonia:
- Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 2 (1908‑10) Page 1
- Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (1893) Page 1
- Geremia Saltelli: Sinfonia per Organo (ca. 1880) Page 1
- Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (1841) Page 2
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Geist und Seele wird verwirret (1726) Page 1
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn (1714) Page 1
- Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 26 (ca. 1768) Page 1