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orchestral

[awr-kes-truhl] / ɔrˈkɛs trəl /


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Prog rockers have traditionally integrated symphonic elements; other rock bands have done orchestral versions of their songs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

As for regular orchestral music, the sound system was hit and miss.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

“She’s an improviser,” Mr. Fortner—whose work with Ms. Salvant over the past decade has ranged from duo format to this orchestral setting—told me.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Charles Ives’s remarkable orchestral work “The Fourth of July” was, as film composer Bernard Herrmann told oral historian Vivien Perlis, intended as more than a mere poetic impression of an occasion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Though never accorded any official title, Handel contributed grand anthems and orchestral suites for the Hanover Georges, from the Water Music to the Music for the Royal Fireworks, for the rest of his life.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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