orchestra
Example Sentences
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The first, “The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit,” seemed to take zaniness to outlandish operatic extremes, which led to the orchestra commissioning the next three.
From Los Angeles Times
Conductor Robert Spano ably managed the intricate ensembles, the opera’s relentless drive, and an orchestra pit so small that some players had to perform amplified from a separate room.
A high school keyboard class came first, followed by a music theory class, and Cummins handled both like a conductor leading an orchestra, showering her students with “bravos.”
From Los Angeles Times
Disney was supposed to have a pit for the orchestra, allowing for staging opera and dance.
From Los Angeles Times
“A whole orchestra,” we kept repeating to each other— somehow that seemed especially difficult to produce inside a box.
From Literature
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