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sinfonietta

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See also: Sinfonietta

English

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Etymology

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Either:

Compare the FrenchItalian hybrid symphonietta.

Pronunciation

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or as in Italian

Noun

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sinfonietta (plural sinfoniettas or sinfoniette)

  1. (music) A small-scale symphony (either in length or size of orchestra needed).
  2. (music) A small orchestra.

Translations

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References

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  • ‖sinfonietta” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
      (sinfoniˈɛtta, sɪnfəʊˈnjɛtə) [It., dim. of prec.]
  • Grove Music Online, Sinfonietta
      The word is not genuine Italian and has been little used by Italian composers. It was apparently coined by Joachim Raff, whose Sinfonietta in F for ten wind instruments, op.188, was published in 1874.
  • The Oxford Companion to Music, sinfonietta
      The first known work to be so designated was Rimsky-Korsakov’s Symphoniette sur des thèmes russes, composed c. 1880 and published in 1887. Since the early 20th century the Italian form ‘sinfonietta’ has been preferred (the word is not genuinely Italian, however).

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Italian sinfonietta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsinfonietːɑ/, [ˈs̠iɱfo̞niˌe̞t̪ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -etːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): sin‧fo‧ni‧et‧ta

Noun

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sinfonietta

  1. (music) sinfonietta

Declension

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Inflection of sinfonietta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
nominative sinfonietta sinfonietat
genitive sinfonietan sinfoniettojen
partitive sinfoniettaa sinfoniettoja
illative sinfoniettaan sinfoniettoihin
singular plural
nominative sinfonietta sinfonietat
accusative nom. sinfonietta sinfonietat
gen. sinfonietan
genitive sinfonietan sinfoniettojen
sinfoniettain rare
partitive sinfoniettaa sinfoniettoja
inessive sinfonietassa sinfonietoissa
elative sinfonietasta sinfonietoista
illative sinfoniettaan sinfoniettoihin
adessive sinfonietalla sinfonietoilla
ablative sinfonietalta sinfonietoilta
allative sinfonietalle sinfonietoille
essive sinfoniettana sinfoniettoina
translative sinfonietaksi sinfonietoiksi
abessive sinfonietatta sinfonietoitta
instructive sinfonietoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sinfonietta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From sinfonia +‎ -etta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sin.foˈnjɛt.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtta
  • Hyphenation: sin‧fo‧nièt‧ta

Noun

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sinfonietta f (plural sinfoniette)

  1. diminutive of sinfonia
  2. sinfonia (both senses)

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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sinfonietta c

  1. sinfonietta

Declension

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