orchestra

Definition of orchestra in English English dictionary: A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group; A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres; The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers; {n} a gallery for musicians or the musicians collectively; A large ensemble of players of musical instruments, generally including the following sections: strings, made up of violins, violas and double basses; wind, subdivided into woodwind and brass; and percussion; plus, very often, a harp A symphony orchestra is capable of playing symphonies; a chamber orchestra is much smaller; a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players; A group of people who play different instruments and play togeter Having tring, brass, wind, and percussion, and the conductor They play all kinds of classical music, concerto, ballet, or opera; The place in any public hall appropriated to a band of instrumental musicians; An orchestra is a large group of musicians who play a variety of different instruments together. Orchestras usually play classical music. the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. see also chamber orchestra, symphony orchestra; – A group of musicians that plays together, generally consisting of string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments; the group of musicians which accompany a staged presentation; Strictly: A band suitable for the performance of symphonies, overtures, etc; The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians; The orchestra or the orchestra seats in a theatre or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage. Instrumental ensemble of varying size and composition. Today the term orchestra usually refers to the traditional large Western ensemble of bowed stringed instruments with brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments, with several players to each string part. The development of the orchestra coincides with the early history of opera. A major antecedent of the modern orchestra was that of the mid-17th-century French court, especially as employed by Jean-Baptiste Lully; it was dominated by 24 bowed strings but also often included woodwind instruments. Trumpets, horns, and timpani were often added in the early 18th century and were standard by the time of Franz Joseph Haydn. During the 19th century there was a considerable expansion, particularly in the number and variety of wind and percussion instruments; some works called for well over 100 musicians. The symphony orchestra changed little in the 20th century. See also orchestration; (1) A group of musicians who play instrumental selections (2) The portion of the auditorium on the main floor that is closest to the musicians and the acting area; as well as for the accompaniment of operas, oratorios, cantatas, masses, and the like, or of vocal and instrumental solos; A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including strings, woodwind, brass and percussion; the instruments played by such a group; "dancing-floor", a circular space in the theatre in front of the stage; An important kind of classical music ensemble More than half of a typical orchestra consists of string instruments (violins in particular), but orchestras also usually feature woodwinds, brass, and percussion instruments On occasion, orchestras will include a chorus and, rarely, electronic instruments, thus including all the instrument families; in classical Greek theater, a semicircular area used mostly for dancing by the chorus; A large group of musicians made up of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments; {i} band composed of musicians of many different instruments (usually including string and wind instruments); space reserved in front of a stage for musicians (Theatre); A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in ancient Greek theatres; The instruments employed by a full band, collectively; as, an orchestra of forty stringed instruments, with proper complement of wind instruments; In modern times, this is the term which signifies a wide variety of instrumental ensembles; seating on the main floor in a theater; The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage; (1) In the ancient Greek or Roman theatre, the circular (in Rome, semicircular) ground-level acting area in front of the stagehouse, or skene It was used primarily by the chorus (2) In modern theatre buildings, the main ground-level section of the audience, which usually slopes upward at the rear Distinct from the mezzanine and balconies and ordinarily containing the more expensive seats; Loosely: A band of instrumental musicians performing in a theater, concert hall, or other place of public amusement; A band composed, for the largest part, of players of the various viol instruments, many of each kind, together with a proper complement of wind instruments of wood and brass; as distinguished from a military or street band of players on wind instruments, and from an assemblage of solo players for the rendering of concerted pieces, such as septets, octets, and the like; seating on the main floor in a theater a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players; orch
orchestra conductor: one who is responsible for directing the instrumentalists in a band
orchestra pit: the area in front of, and slightly beneath, the stage where the orchestra sits
orchestra pit: In a theatre, the orchestra pit is the space reserved for the musicians playing the music for an opera, musical, or ballet, immediately in front of or below the stage. the space below the stage in a theatre where the musicians sit
orchestra pit: An area between the stage and audience, usually depressed, where musicians sit, so the audience can hear the music and see the performance over the heads of the musicians
orchestra pit: lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
orchestra pit: low area below the stage where an orchestra sits and plays during a performance
orchestra pit: A depressed area between the stage and audience seating area where musicians sit, so the audience can hear the music and see the performance over the heads of the musicians
chamber orchestra: An orchestra of modest size, to play chamber music, yet larger then the various chamber ensembles named after their number of instruments (from duo to nonet)
philharmonic orchestra: A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group. The prefix "philharmonic" does not indicate any difference from a normal orchestra, but can be useful to distinguish different ensembles based in the same city (for instance, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra)
steel pan orchestra: a band made up of people who play instruments such as the steelpan
string orchestra: A music group consisting solely of stringed instruments
symphony orchestra: A large orchestra that traditionally plays western classical orchestral music
symphony-orchestra: Attributive form of symphony orchestra
The quartet bowed to its audience of two with symphony-orchestra formality and gradeur.
Boston Pops Orchestra: {i} Boston Pops, symphony orchestra founded in 1885 as a smaller section of the Boston Symphony Orchestra ensemble
Boston Symphony Orchestra: a US orchestra (=a large group of musicians) based in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Symphony Orchestra: {i} renowned symphony orchestra of Boston (Massachusetts, USA) founded in 1881
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: a US orchestra (=a large group of musicians) based in Chicago, Illinois
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra: a British orchestra (=a large group of musicians) based in Birmingham
Electric Light Orchestra: {i} ELO, British music group which was started in the early 1970's with the purpose of combining rock and classical music
English Chamber Orchestra: a British chamber orchestra (=a small group of musicians) based in London
IDF orchestra: musical group of the Israeli military
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: Israeli symphony orchestra directed by Maestro Zubin Mehta, IPO, representative orchestra of Israel
London Philharmonic Orchestra: symphony orchestra of London, LPO
London Philharmonic Orchestra: one of the leading orchestras (=large group of musicians playing together) in the UK
London Symphony Orchestra: one of the leading orchestras (=large group of musicians playing together) in the UK, based at the Barbican in central London
Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra: a US orchestra (=large group of musicians playing together) based in Los Angeles
New York Philharmonic Orchestra: renowned orchestra based in New York City
Philadephia Orchestra: a US orchestra (=a large group of musicians) based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philharmonia Orchestra: an important British orchestra (=large group of musicians playing together) , based in London and started in 1945
Red Army Orchestra: official orchestra of the Red Army (army of the former Soviet Union)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: a leading British orchestra, based in London
chamber orchestra: small orchestra; usually plays classical music
chamber orchestra: A chamber orchestra is a small orchestra which plays classical music. a small group of musicians who play classical music together
chamber orchestra: {i} group of 2 to 10 musicians which play chamber music
conduct an orchestra: provide musical guidance for an orchestra, keep time and beat for an orchestra
lead an orchestra: conduct an orchestra, provide direction for a music ensemble
orchestrally: in an orchestral manner
orchestras: plural of orchestra
string orchestra: musical ensemble made up of only stringed instruments (violins, cellos, etc.)
string orchestra: an orchestra playing only string instruments
symphonic orchestra: type of band which plays long musical compositions
symphony orchestra: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony
symphony orchestra: group of musicians who play long musical compositions together on a collection of many different instruments (usually including string, wind and percussion instruments)
symphony orchestra: A symphony orchestra is a large orchestra that plays classical music. A large orchestra composed of string, wind, and percussion sections

orchestra

Hyphenation

or·ches·tra

Turkish pronunciation

ôrkıstrı

Synonyms

band, ensemble, group, sinfonietta

Pronunciation

/ˈôrkəstrə/ /ˈɔːrkəstrə/

Etymology

[ 'or-k&s-tr&, -"kes- ] (noun.) 1606. From Latin Ancient Greek ορχήστρα (orchēstra) ὀρχέομαι- (orcheomai, “to dance”) From root όρχος-orchos = row (the dancers in a)and ήσθ-ην (aor. tens. of άδω - ado = sing {where θ>τ)

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