SINFONIETTA


Meaning of SINFONIETTA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsin-fən-ˈye-tə, -fōn- ]

noun

Etymology: Italian, diminutive of sinfonia

Date: circa 1907

1. : a symphony of less than standard length or for fewer instruments

2. : a small symphony orchestra ; especially : an orchestra of strings only

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.