symphonic

English

Etymology

From symphony +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪmˈfɒnɪk/
  • Audio (Northwestern US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

symphonic (comparative more symphonic, superlative most symphonic)

  1. (music) Characteristic of a symphony
    • 1923: George Bernard Shaw, The Perfect Wagnerite - Finally, Mozart's most dramatic finales and concerted numbers are more or less in sonata form, like symphonic movements, and must therefore be classed as musical prose.
    She enjoyed the rich symphonic sound of the concert.
    The band incorporated symphonic elements into their rock music.
    symphonic poem

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