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[[Image:Stieler Portrait Ludwig van Beethoven.jpg|thumb|Joseph Karl Stieler Portrait of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]].]]
A '''symphony''' is a large-scale orchestral work. The symphonic form is a [[Sonata form|sonata]] written for the full orchestra, whereas the work for one or two instruments is named a "Sonata". In a sense, a symphony is anything that a composer chooses to call by that name; but the form, as developed from about 1750 to 1950, ''typically'':
A '''symphony''' is a large-scale orchestral work. The symphonic form is a [[Sonata form|sonata]] written for the full orchestra, whereas the work for one or two instruments is named a "Sonata". In a sense, a symphony is anything that a composer chooses to call by that name; but the form, as developed from about 1750 to 1950, ''typically'':
*is played by an orchestra of fifty to a hundred musicians, including sections of strings (violin, viola, cello, bass), woodwinds (clarinet, oboe, bassoon, flute, piccolo), brass (French horns, trumpets, trombones, tuba), percussion (tympani, other drums, cymbals, triangle). The instrumental sections are more or less coequal and have conversations or dialogues with each other, as contrasted with a ''concerto,'' in which a solo instrument conducts a dialogue with the rest of the orchestra
*is played by an orchestra of fifty to a hundred musicians, including sections of strings (violin, viola, cello, bass), woodwinds (clarinet, oboe, bassoon, flute, piccolo), brass (French horns, trumpets, trombones, tuba), percussion (tympani, other drums, cymbals, triangle). The instrumental sections are more or less coequal and have conversations or dialogues with each other, as contrasted with a ''concerto,'' in which a solo instrument conducts a dialogue with the rest of the orchestra