orchestral

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It later ramps up at the chorus as an orchestral band packs a punch.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The uneasy orchestral writing acts as a collective, disturbed subconscious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The Berliner Philharmoniker and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the latter under the baton of Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel, no stranger to Scotland thanks to his work with the El Sistema orchestral education programme.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The 15-minute orchestral piece has inspired seven different choreographies, but is most widely associated with the version created by Bejart, which remains the best known.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 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