SYMPHONY

noun (plural -nies) see: ban Date: 15th century consonance of sounds, 2. ritornello 1, sinfonia 1, c. a usually long and complex sonata for ~ orchestra, a musical composition (as for organ) resembling such a ~ in complexity or variety, consonance or harmony of color (as in a painting), 4. ~ orchestra , a ~ orchestra concert, something that in its harmonious complexity or variety suggests a symphonic composition