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Sinfonia () is the Italian word for symphony, from the Latin ''symphonia'', in turn derived from Ancient Greek συμφωνία ''symphōnia'' (agreement or concord of sound), from the prefix σύν (together) and ϕωνή (sound). In English it most commonly refers to a 17th- or 18th-century orchestral piece used as an introduction, interlude, or postlude to an opera, oratorio, cantata, or suite (, who gives the origin of the word as Italian). The word is also found in other Romance languages such as Spanish or Portuguese. In the Middle Ages down to as late as 1588, it was also the Italian name for the hurdy-gurdy . Johann Sebastian Bach used the term for his keyboard compositions also known as ''Three-part Inventions'', and after about 1800, the term, when in reference to opera, meant "Overture" . In the 20th and 21st centuries it is found in the names of some chamber orchestras, such as the Northern Sinfonia . ==Symphony with an alternative scope== Examples of such "sinfonias" composed after the classical era include: *Vincent d'Indy wrote a ''Sinfonia brevis de bello Gallico'', Latin for: "Short Symphony about the War in Gaul". * Igor Stravinsky titled the first movement of his 1923 Octet "Sinfonia". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sinfonia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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