Both Uses of
symphony
in
In Cold Blood
- In one of his favorite theatrical fantasies, his stage name was Perry O'Parsons, a star who billed himself as "The One-Man Symphony.†
Chpt 1
- His favorite old theatrical fantasy, the one in which he thought of himself as "Perry O'Parsons, The One-Man Symphony,"—returned in the guise of a recurrent dream.†
Chpt 4 *
Definition:
a long and complex piece of music -- typically for full orchestra in four parts
or: an orchestra that plays such; or such a performance
or: any harmonious composition of complex parts as in "a symphony for the palate."
or: an orchestra that plays such; or such a performance
or: any harmonious composition of complex parts as in "a symphony for the palate."