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A '''[[symphony]]''' is a large-scale musical composition for an [[orchestra]]. Since the late eighteenth century, composers have regarded the symphony as “the central form of orchestral composition”, similar to how writers of fiction regard the novel, and filmmakers the feature film. According to music historian Michael Kennedy, the symphony “is reserved by composers for their most weighty and profound orchestral thoughts, but of course there are many light-hearted, witty, and entertaining symphonies.” <font size=1>[[Symphony|['''more...''']]]</font>
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