ALL meanings of symphony
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S s - noun Technical meaning of symphony (tool, product) Lotus Development's successor to their Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet. Unlike 1-2-3, Symphony allowed a limited form of multitasking. The user could switch manually between it and MS-DOS and separate graph and spreadsheet windows could be opened simultaneously and would be updated automatically when cells were changed. In addition, a small word processor could be opened in a third window. These all could be printed out on the same report. Symphony could read and write Lotus 1-2-3 files and had interactive graphical output and a word processor, thus making it effectively a report generator. Unlike 1-2-3, Symphony was not a great commercial success. 1
- noun plural symphony Music. an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements, similar in form to a sonata but written for an orchestra and usually of far grander proportions and more varied elements. an instrumental passage occurring in a vocal composition, or between vocal movements in a composition. an instrumental piece, often in several movements, forming the overture to an opera or the like. 1
- noun plural symphony symphony orchestra. 1
- noun plural symphony a concert performed by a symphony orchestra. 1
- noun plural symphony anything characterized by a harmonious combination of elements, especially an effective combination of colors. 1
- noun plural symphony harmony of sounds. 1
- noun plural symphony Archaic. agreement; concord. 1
- noun symphony musical composition 1
- countable noun symphony A symphony is a piece of music written to be played by an orchestra. Symphonies are usually made up of four separate sections called movements. 0
- noun symphony an extended large-scale orchestral composition, usually with several movements, at least one of which is in sonata form. The classical form of the symphony was fixed by Haydn and Mozart, but the innovations of subsequent composers have freed it entirely from classical constraints. It continues to be a vehicle for serious, large-scale orchestral music 0
- noun symphony a piece of instrumental music in up to three very short movements, used as an overture to or interlude in a baroque opera 0
- noun symphony any purely orchestral movement in a vocal work, such as a cantata or oratorio 0
- noun symphony the interval of unison 0
- noun symphony anything distinguished by a harmonious composition 0
- noun symphony harmony in general; concord 0
- noun symphony harmony of sounds, esp. of instruments 0
- noun symphony harmony of any kind, esp. of color 0
- noun symphony anything, as a picture, characterized by harmonious composition 0
- noun symphony an extended composition for full orchestra, usually having several movements 0
- noun symphony an instrumental passage in a composition that is largely vocal or choral 0
- noun symphony symphony orchestra 0
- noun symphony a concert by a symphony orchestra 0