Word Frequency
orchestra (ˈɔːkɪstrə
)
Definitions
noun
- a large group of musicians, esp one whose members play a variety of different instruments See also symphony orchestra, string orchestra, chamber orchestra
- a group of musicians, each playing the same type of instrument ⇒
a balalaika orchestra
- Also called: orchestra pit. the space reserved for musicians in a theatre, immediately in front of or under the stage
- (mainly US & Canadian) the stalls in a theatre
- (in the ancient Greek theatre) the semicircular space in front of the stage
Derived Forms
orchestral (ɔːˈkɛstrəl
) adjectiveorˈchestrally adverb
Word Origin
C17: via Latin from Greek: the space in the theatre reserved for the chorus, from orkheisthai to danceTranslations for 'orchestral'
- British English: orchestral Orchestral means relating to an orchestra and the music it plays. ADJECTIVE...an orchestral concert.
- Brazilian Portuguese: orquestral
- Chinese: 管弦乐的管弦乐樂的
- European Spanish: orquestal
- French: orchestral orchestrale
- German: Orchester-
- Italian: orchestrale
- Japanese: オーケストラの
- Korean: 오케스트라의
- Portuguese: orquestral
- Spanish: orquestal
Example Sentences Including 'orchestral'
COM: "Wayne changed the lyric so it was about Beth, and the whole song was completely reworked to be almost orchestral.NME (New Musical Express) (2003)
For The Planets, they will have sectional rehearsals on a Monday morning and a full orchestral rehearsal that afternoon.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Known to have quick temper, resented Stevens and his power in the orchestral structure.Murder in E Minor
Loud orchestral music was booming from a bank of loudspeakers on top of one of the buildings.Desperadoes
Ravel's Scheherazade is a lush orchestral fantasy of the Arabian Nights.Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)
The whole room was filled with the extravagant orchestral strains of Wagner.A Rodent of Doubt
There was no problem at all with clarity, or transparency of orchestral texture, despite Mahler's massive array of tone colours.Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)
These, internally operated, are the less public face of the RSAMD orchestral experience.Glasgow Herald (2001)
William Mann thought the production `carefully prepared and brilliantly polished', and the orchestral playing `superb'.A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)
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