If our eyes only saw frames (IE: 30 images a second), like a single lens reflex camera, we'd see images pop in and out of existance and that would really be annoying and not as advantagous to us in our three dimensional space and bodies.
In the Vienna of the second half of the 18th century, in addition to Haydn and Mozart, three symphonic composers, namely Leopold Hoffmann, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf and J.B. Vanhal helped further the development of the symphony.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle.