- Sinfonietta
A sinfonietta is a work for
orchestra that is generally considered to be smaller in scope than a full symphony. The word is sometimes also used to refer to small symphonic ensembles which are considered too large to be chamber ensembles.There are many professional and amateur orchestras bearing the name "Sinfonietta", including:
*Chicago Sinfonietta
*See a list at [http://www.sinfoniettageleen.nl website of Dutch chamber orchestra Sinfonietta Geleen] .A number of composers have written works under this title:
*For the "Sinfonietta" ofLeoš Janáček , seeSinfonietta (Janáček)
*For the "Sinfonietta" ofFrancis Poulenc , seeSinfonietta (Poulenc)
*For the "Sinfonietta" ofSergei Prokofiev , seeSinfonietta (Prokofiev)
*Lennox Berkeley 's "Sinfonietta"
*Benjamin Britten's "Sinfonietta"
*Marcus Tristan Heathcock 's "Sinfonietta" is his FirstSymphony
*Bernard Herrmann 's "Sinfonietta for String Orchestra"
*Paul Hindemith 's "Symphonietta (Little Symphony)" in E-major
*E. J. Moeran 's "Sinfonietta"
*Krzysztof Penderecki 's "Sinfonietta No. 1, for string orchestra" and "Sinfonietta No. 2, for clarinet and strings"
*Max Reger 's "Sinfonietta" in A major, op. 90
*Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 's "Sinfonietta on Russian Themes" in A minor, Op. 31
*Alexander von Zemlinsky's "Sinfonietta for orchestra". op. 23 José Pablo Moncayo "Sinfonieta"
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