symphony
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sym·pho·ny /ˈsɪmfəni/ ●○○ noun (plural symphonies) [countable] 1 APMa long piece of music usually in four parts, written for an orchestra 交响乐，交响曲 Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony 布鲁克纳的《第五交响曲》2. APM (also symphony orchestra) a large group of classical musicians led by a conductor 交响乐团 —symphonic /sɪmˈfɒnɪk $ -ˈfɑː-/ adjective
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symphony• Looking back, I thought it was a symphony from hell.• A tape deck played a Beethoven symphony and children played with Fisher-Price toys.• Who else has had five symphonies of his own played to international audiences by the age of nine?• the St. Louis Symphony• Then the war came and after the war the concert-managers offered me a chance to do all the Mahler symphonies.• When he married her, she was a reserved, very plain girl who played the harp in a provincial symphony orchestra.• Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6• Scores by Holst, Faure, Elgar and Cherubini are also in store during the symphony subscription series.• We are not expecting to be a new board for the symphony.• It is also a haven for the symphony, ballet and theater.• The symphony is looking for a new conductor.Origin symphony (1200-1300) Old French symphonie, from Latin symphonia, from Greek, from symphonos “sounding together”, from syn- ( → SYN-) + phone “voice, sound”sym·pho·ny nounChineseSyllable
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symphony
sym‧pho‧ny /ˈsɪmfəni/
noun (plural symphonies) [countable]
Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony
2. (also symphony orchestra) a large group of classical musicians led by a conductor
—symphonic /sɪmˈfɒnɪk $ -ˈfɑː-/ adjective
sym‧pho‧ny /ˈsɪmfəni/
noun (plural symphonies) [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: symphonie, from Latin symphonia, from Greek, from symphonos 'sounding together', from syn- ( ⇨ syn-) + phone 'voice, sound'
1. a long piece of music usually in four parts, written for an orchestra:Language: Old French
Origin: symphonie, from Latin symphonia, from Greek, from symphonos 'sounding together', from syn- ( ⇨ syn-) + phone 'voice, sound'
2. (also symphony orchestra) a large group of classical musicians led by a conductor
—symphonic /sɪmˈfɒnɪk $ -ˈfɑː-/ adjective
Listening 听
listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.听／欣赏／喜爱／迷上音乐／古典音乐／爵士乐／流行音乐／嘻哈音乐等 listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD听收音机／MP3 播放器／CD put on/play a CD/a song/some music播放 CD／歌曲／音乐 turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass调小／调大音乐／收音机／音量／低音 go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital去听音乐会；去看会演／现场演唱会／演出／音乐演奏会 copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD复制／刻录／翻录音乐／CD／DVD download music/an album/a song/a demo/a video下载音乐／专辑／歌曲／录音样带／视频
Playing 演奏
play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear演奏乐器／钢琴／打击乐／音符／重复段／主旋律／协奏曲／二重奏；凭听觉记忆演奏 sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune唱国歌／民歌；独唱；唱咏叹调／蓝调歌曲；在合唱团演唱；唱女高音／中音／男高音／男低音；唱歌走调 hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby哼曲子／主题曲／摇篮曲 accompany a singer/choir为歌手／合唱团伴奏 strum a chord/guitar弹奏和弦／吉他
Performing 表演
form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band组建／创办／组成／加入／退出／离开乐队 give a performance/concert/recital表演节目；举办音乐会／音乐演奏会 do a concert/recital/gig开音乐会／音乐演奏会／现场演唱会 play a concert/gig/festival/venue在音乐会／现场演唱会／会演／音乐厅演出 perform ( at/in a concert/BrE ( a concertespecially
NAmE 在音乐会上演出 appear at a festival/live现身会演；现场表演 go on/embark on a (world) tour进行／开始（全球）巡演
Recording 录制
write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony写／创作音乐／民谣／旋律／曲子／歌曲／主题歌／歌剧／交响曲 land/get/sign a record deal获得／签署唱片合约 be signed to/be dropped by a record company与唱片公司签约；被唱片公司解约 record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD录制／发行／出版专辑／单曲／CD be top of/top the charts高居每周流行唱片排行榜之首 get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one位列／一举登上／进入排行榜首位