Help: Philharmonic Orchestra vs. Symphony

Subject: RE: Help: Philharmonic Orchestra vs. Symphony
From: Escamillo
Date: 28 Sep 02 - 05:40 AM

There's a tradition in Argentina that orchestras organized and sponsored (orchestrated?) by a top official institution, are called Symphonic, and those more local to a city or theatre are called Philarmonic, perhaps as a consequence of their amateur origins, although they are now officially supported too. For example, the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (National Secretary of Culture), and Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires (of the same city).

Curiously, none of them play Opera. This genre is exclusive of the "Resident Orchestras" of the Opera Houses, for example Orquesta Estable del Teatro Colón, del Teatro Argentino de La Plata, etc. This may be for practical reasons. An Opera orchestra plays in a stage pit, the musicians see the director but not the singers, and the techniques are very particular.

Un abrazo, Andrés

Subject: RE: Help: Philharmonic Orchestra vs. Symphony
From: masato sakurai
Date: 28 Sep 02 - 04:27 AM

"In practical application, there really is no difference." (From: Symphony vs. Philharmonic)

~Masato

Subject: Philharmonic Orchestra vs. Symphony
From: ballpienhammer
Date: 27 Sep 02 - 09:05 PM

what's the diff.?