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A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th
![A performance of Gustav Mahler's Eighth Symphony in the Kölner Philharmonie by the Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal [de] conducted by Heinz Walter Florin [](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/8th_symphony_of_Mahler%2C_K%C3%B6lner_Philharmonie%2C_27-6-2009.JPG/500px-8th_symphony_of_Mahler%2C_K%C3%B6lner_Philharmonie%2C_27-6-2009.JPG)
A performance of Gustav Mahler's Eighth Symphony in the Kölner Philharmonie by the Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal [de] conducted by Heinz Walter Florin [de]
Orchestra
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An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music or jazz, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments:
Symphony
…A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common…
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia
Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra at the 2 March 1916 American premiere of Mahler's 8th Symphony
Group photo of Bundesjugendorchester, 2012