A sinfonietta is a musical group that is larger than a

chamber ensemble Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

but smaller than a full-size or symphony

orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, ...

. There are many orchestras called ''sinfonietta''. Some groups are still a sinfonietta despite not including the word in their name: *

Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound is a 20-member chamber orchestra that focuses on recordings and performances of contemporary classical music. Its performances have been described as "equal parts exuberance, nonchalance, and virtuosity" by the ''Financial Times ...

American Modern Ensemble The American Modern Ensemble is a contemporary classical music ensemble based in the United States in New York City with the goal of premiering, performing and recording and commissioning the widest possible repertoire written by American composer ...

* Amsterdam Sinfonietta * American Sinfonietta * Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen *

Basel Sinfonietta The Basel Sinfonietta is a Swiss orchestra, based in Basel. History The Basel Sinfonietta was founded in 1980, as a self-governing ensemble, by a group of young musicians with a focus on contemporary classical music. The orchestra has presented m ...

* Berlin Sinfonietta * Berks Sinfonietta * Brussels Sinfonietta * Dalasinfoniettan * Toronto Sinfonietta * BIT20 Ensemble *

Bournemouth Sinfonietta The Bournemouth Sinfonietta was a chamber orchestra founded in 1968 as an offshoot of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. It was disbanded in November 1999 after increasing difficulties in obtaining funding from local councils led to the decision ...

Chicago Sinfonietta The Chicago Sinfonietta is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. The orchestra was founded in 1987 under the guidance of conductor and music director Paul Freeman (conductor), Paul Freeman (1936–2015) to address the disconnect be ...

* Danish National Chamber Orchestra, also known as the Danish Radio Sinfonietta * Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta * Sinfonietta Köln * Hong Kong Sinfonietta * Hull Sinfonietta *

Imperial College Imperial College London, also known as Imperial, is a public research university in London, England. Its history began with Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, who envisioned a cultural district in South Kensington that included museums ...

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Kymi Sinfonietta The Kymi Sinfonietta is a sinfonietta (orchestra), sinfonietta-sized orchestra based in two Finland, Finnish cities, Kotka and Kouvola. The Kymi Sinfonietta was formed in 1999 after merging the Kotka and Kouvola City Orchestras and it is currently ...

* Lake Placid Sinfonietta * Sinfonietta de Lisboa * Sinfonietta Paris * Lancashire Sinfonietta *

London Sinfonietta The London Sinfonietta is an English contemporary chamber music, chamber orchestra founded in 1968 and based in London. The ensemble has headquarters at Kings Place and is Resident Orchestra at the Southbank Centre. Since its inaugural concert ...

* Luton Sinfonietta * Luxembourg Sinfonietta * Sinfonietta Nova Arnstadt * Kyiv Sinfonietta * Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta * Oslo Sinfonietta *

Praga Sinfonietta Orchestra The Praga Sinfonietta Orchestra (short Czech language, Czech name: ''Praga Sinfonietta'') is a Czech Republic, Czech classical orchestra based in Prague. It was found in the summer of 1990 by conductor Miriam Němcová. The ensemble was able to g ...

Royal College of Music The Royal College of Music (RCM) is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including pe ...

Sinfonietta *

San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

Sinfonietta * Siam Sinfonietta * Southampton Youth Sinfonietta Orchestra * St Helens Sinfonietta * Stockholm Sinfonietta * Tapiola Sinfonietta * Sinfonietta Rīga * Sinfonietta de Ponta Delgada *

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