sinfonietta
See also: Sinfonietta
English edit
Etymology edit
Either:
- from the Italian sinfonietta;
- formed on the Italian roots sinfonia (“symphony”) + -etta (feminine diminutive suffix), either in English or in German (as Sinfonietta) and adopted thence; or,
- an alteration of the French symphoniette to resemble an Italian construction of the form sinfonia + -etta.
Compare the French–Italian hybrid symphonietta.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĭnfōnyĕʹtə, IPA(key): /sɪnfəʊˈnjɛtə/
- or as in Italian
Noun edit
sinfonietta (plural sinfoniettas or sinfoniette)
- (music) A small-scale symphony (either in length or size of orchestra needed).
- (music) A small orchestra.
Translations edit
small-scale symphony
small orchestra
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References edit
- “‖sinfonietta” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
(sinfoniˈɛtta, sɪnfəʊˈnjɛtə) [It., dim. of prec.] - Grove Music Online, Sinfonietta
The word is not genuine Italian and has been little used by Italian composers. It was apparently coined by Joachim Raff, whose Sinfonietta in F for ten wind instruments, op.188, was published in 1874. - The Oxford Companion to Music, sinfonietta
The first known work to be so designated was Rimsky-Korsakov’s Symphoniette sur des thèmes russes, composed c. 1880 and published in 1887. Since the early 20th century the Italian form ‘sinfonietta’ has been preferred (the word is not genuinely Italian, however).
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Italian sinfonietta.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sinfonietta
Declension edit
Inflection of sinfonietta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation) | ||||
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nominative | sinfonietta | sinfonietat | ||
genitive | sinfonietan | sinfoniettojen | ||
partitive | sinfoniettaa | sinfoniettoja | ||
illative | sinfoniettaan | sinfoniettoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | sinfonietta | sinfonietat | ||
accusative | nom. | sinfonietta | sinfonietat | |
gen. | sinfonietan | |||
genitive | sinfonietan | sinfoniettojen sinfoniettainrare | ||
partitive | sinfoniettaa | sinfoniettoja | ||
inessive | sinfonietassa | sinfonietoissa | ||
elative | sinfonietasta | sinfonietoista | ||
illative | sinfoniettaan | sinfoniettoihin | ||
adessive | sinfonietalla | sinfonietoilla | ||
ablative | sinfonietalta | sinfonietoilta | ||
allative | sinfonietalle | sinfonietoille | ||
essive | sinfoniettana | sinfoniettoina | ||
translative | sinfonietaksi | sinfonietoiksi | ||
abessive | sinfonietatta | sinfonietoitta | ||
instructive | — | sinfonietoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “sinfonietta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sinfonietta f (plural sinfoniette)
- Diminutive of sinfonia
- sinfonia (both senses)
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sinfonietta c
Declension edit
Declension of sinfonietta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sinfonietta | sinfoniettan | sinfoniettor | sinfoniettorna |
Genitive | sinfoniettas | sinfoniettans | sinfoniettors | sinfoniettornas |