orchestra
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For their first performance, the principles wore their own costumes, and a "scratch" orchestra was formed of local musicians.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
There are creaky sections with various bits of percussion and tapped string overtones conveying an otherworldly Harry Partch-like texture, the sort of junkyard orchestra that inspired Tom Waits in the 1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Timo Kurkikangas’s sound design could use some tweaks—the spoken text was sometimes tinny or drowned out by the orchestra.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
As creative director, former music director Esa-Pekka Salonen will spend six weeks a season helping envision what a 21st century symphony orchestra might look like.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
To Welles’s left, the orchestra sat on chairs facing Herrmann, who was ready to conduct when Welles cued music.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
Vocabulary lists containing orchestra
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Theater - Introductory
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