Symphony :: 
						 Symphony  (n.)  An  
elaborate  instrumental  composition  for  a  full  
orchestra,  consisting  usually,  like  the  
sonata,  of  three  or  four  
contrasted  yet  
inwardly  related  movements,  as  the  
allegro,  the  
adagio,  the  
minuet  and  trio,  or  
scherzo,  and  the  
finale  in  quick  time.  The  term  has  
recently  been  
applied  to  large  
orchestral  works  in  freer  form,  with  
arguments  or  
programmes  to  
explain  their  
meaning,  such  as  the  
symphonic  poems  of  
Liszt.  The  term  was  
formerly  applied  to  any  
composition  for  an  
orchestra,  as