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orchestral

[awr-kes-truhl] / ɔrˈkɛs trəl /


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This includes 2018’s “WDCH Dreams,” which mapped 45 terabytes of orchestral metadata onto the exterior of Walt Disney Concert Hall,

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The orchestra is huge, the musical invention, irresistible, and the sheer scale of orchestral writing is downright heroic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

"That's the sound you hear on Strawberry Fields Forever," he says, indicating a Mellotron organ, an early sampler that used tape loops to produce orchestral sounds.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Its cinematic score, combining more modern, western orchestral styles with traditional Japanese instruments, was widely praised.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Instruments that can bend most pitches enough to fine-tune them during a performance — and this includes most orchestral instruments — also tend to play the "pure" intervals.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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