noun
- a symphony or orchestral composition
- an instrumental introduction to an opera, cantata, or other vocal work
Usage: music
Usage: music
Examples
- Bach composed several sinfonias for his cantatas.
- The sinfonia opened the evening’s performance beautifully.
- Mozart’s early sinfonias show his developing compositional style.
- The orchestra performed a Baroque sinfonia before the main work.
- This sinfonia serves as an introduction to the larger choral piece.
- The composer wrote the sinfonia in three contrasting movements.