sin|fo|niet|ta

sin|fo|niet|ta
sin|fo|niet|ta «SIHN fuhn YEHT uh», noun.
1. any one of various short instrumental pieces patterned on the symphony.
2. a small orchestra, especially one consisting entirely or chiefly of strings: »

[He] led the New York Sinfonietta in all-Vivaldi programs (New Yorker).

[< Italian sinfonietta (diminutive) < sinfonia symphony]

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  • niet — sin·fo·niet·ta; …   English syllables

  • sin — ab·ra·sin; ab·sin·thin; ab·sin·thine; ab·sin·thism; ab·sin·thi·um; ab·sin·thol; ab·ys·sin·ia; ac·to·my·o·sin; ag·gres·sin; am·bro·sin; am·y·lop·sin; an·dro·sin; Anes·the·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·ly·sin; an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin;… …   English syllables

  • sinfonietta — sin·fo·niet·ta …   English syllables

  • sinfonietta — sin·fo·niét·ta s.f. 1. dim. → 1sinfonia 2. s.f. TS mus. composizione simile alla sinfonia, ma più breve e destinata a un organico orchestrale ridotto …   Dizionario italiano

  • sinfonietta — sin•fo•niet•ta [[t]ˌsɪn fənˈyɛt ə, foʊn [/t]] n. pl. tas 1) mad a small symphony orchestra, often composed solely of stringed instruments 2) mad a symphony for fewer than the usual number of instruments • Etymology: 1920–25; < It, dim. of… …   From formal English to slang

  • fo — am·plex·i·fo·li·ate; aq·ui·fo·li·a·ce·ae; as·per·i·fo·li·ate; bi·fo·rate; bi·fo·rous; bu·fo; bu·fo·gen·in; bu·fo·nid; bu·fo·nite; bu·fo·tal·in; bu·fo·ten·ine; bu·fo·tox·in; cap·ri·fo·li·a·ce·ae; cap·ri·fo·li·um; chif·fo·nade; chif·fo·nier;… …   English syllables

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • Mann — 1. A blind man may perchance hit the mark. – Tauben und Hühner Zeitung (Berlin 1862), Nr. 6, S. 46. 2. A Mann a Wort oder a Hundsfott. (Ulm.) 3. A Mann wie a Maus ün a Weib wie a Haus is noch nit gleich. (Jüd. deutsch. Warschau.) Will sagen, dass …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • Hund — 1. A guate Hund ve laft se nit1 u2 an schlecht n is kua Schad. (Unterinnthal.) – Frommann, VI, 36, 63. 1) Verläuft sich nicht. 2) Und. 2. A klenst n Hund na hengt mer di grössten Prügel ou (an). (Franken.) – Frommann, VI, 317. 3. A muar Hüünjen a …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • Teufel — (s. ⇨ Teixel). 1. A mol muess ma m Teuffel uff de Wedel treta. – Birlinger, 1036. 2. All, wat de Düwel nich lesen kann (will), dat sleit he vörbi (oder: sleit he äwer). – Frommann, II, 389, 123; Eichwald, 346; Goldschmidt, 57; Kern, 1430. 3. Als… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

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