Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sinfonietta
And much of the balance between his group and the sinfonietta was yet to be hashed out.
—
Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinfonietta
Noun
-
There was this orchestra playing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ in schools.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
-
As music bubbled through the city’s wards, Black orchestras performed for Black audiences and tweaked classical tunes in early antecedents of jazz.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
The City of Light is full of all the best clichés: Parisians cycling with bread in their bike basket, brass bands serenading crowds on stone bridges over the Seine, picnickers drinking Champagne and eating cheese on blankets in front of the Eiffel Tower.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
-
An emotional procession began, led by a brass band, and the crowd followed walking somberly, dancing, and crying.—
Janna A. Zanzi,
AFAR Media,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Mix in a hauntingly beautiful world, a chaotic symphony of physics combos, and base customization - that's Cloudheim.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
-
The dress, a symphony of pastel yellows and blues, featured an assemblage of French impressionist Degas’ infamous ballerinas.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
The Knights, the contemporary chamber orchestra, is continuing its Rhapsody commissioning project this season at Carnegie Hall.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
-
Also on the program will be Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings and the New York premiere of Reena Esmail’s The History of Red, a piece for chamber orchestra and soprano inspired in part by Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
Noun
-
Violins that are hundreds of years old still have seats in the top symphony orchestras around the world.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
-
New sounds: Check out these new musical instruments The standard configuration of the symphony orchestra has remained mostly unchanged for the past century.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
1 Feb. 2025
Thesaurus Entries Near sinfonietta
Cite this Entry
“Sinfonietta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinfonietta. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share