noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chamber orchestra
orchestra pit
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
full
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In the full orchestra such doubling is frequently a necessity owing to the tremendous swamping-power of the heavy brass.
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The annual Christmas program, with full tuxedoed orchestra , sets, choreography and Broadway-caliber costumes, was standing room only.
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In the full orchestra the richness of the general ensemble of course reduces the prominence of the oboe tone.
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The story lacks tension and, when the full orchestra is blasting, is hard to follow.
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Beaufort Opera shifted their 30 singers, a full orchestra and 130 spectators into the farm building at Brownsea Island in Dorset.
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It was a little schmaltzy, accompanied by a full orchestra on a tape instead of by the stage band.
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The Octet Scherzo is played beautifully in the revised scoring for full orchestra .
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John Chrysostom, it mingles the four soloists with the larger chorus and full orchestra .
large
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Earth Dances is stunning simply on the level of virtuosic deployment of a large orchestra .
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The remaining 74 numbers trace that revolution in the context of large jazz orchestras .
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The large orchestra was very well conducted by Ormsby Wilkins, who, like the two ballets, received great applause.
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Their handling of a large orchestra also reflects radically different attitudes.
small
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The octave combinations are practically confined, in the small orchestra , to 1.
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And above that the music, a small brass orchestra playing something fast and upbeat.
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The General tucked the baton under his armpit and clapped his hands softly as the small orchestra walked through his study.
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And even with a small orchestra Mozart sounds well.
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Well, at the morning room end, there would be a small orchestra , on a specially built, movable dais.
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That is the reason why only one oboe is usually found in small orchestras .
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Avoid it, therefore, in the small orchestra .
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In a small orchestra two oboes would be too penetrating and reedy in tone, and two bassoons too thick.
■ NOUN
chamber
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He has played with all the major London symphony and chamber orchestras .
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It is true that there are two solo players and equally true that Mackey matches them to a 15-member chamber orchestra .
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The ensemble who are based in Caen, are the regional chamber orchestra of Lower Normandy.
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Sonata for violin and chamber orchestra .
pit
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The opera needs the players for its pit orchestra .
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S., methods by which operas hire pit orchestras vary.
string
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I had no idea that a composer could conjure the sounds of trumpets, horns and trombones from a string orchestra .
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Symphonic Serenade for string orchestra , Op. 39.
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A string orchestra wailed as if in torment.
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A string orchestra should have started to play an old-fashioned waltz.
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The normal layout of the string orchestra is in four-part harmony, the double bass either doubling the cellos or being silent.
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The following passages, taken from well-known or easily obtainable piano music, are suggested as exercises in scoring for string orchestra .
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Indeed in the string orchestra , they often give the illusion that bassoons or horns are playing.
symphony
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She did not leave the hospital without the cello she played in a London symphony orchestra .
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Her two brothers are both cellists with well-known symphony orchestras .
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When he married her, she was a reserved, very plain girl who played the harp in a provincial symphony orchestra .
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What determines whether firms, households, or symphony orchestras respond to price changes?
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He has also had many composing commissions for radio big bands and symphony orchestras .
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Receiving a Harmonious Edit Imagine listening to a symphony orchestra playing Beethoven.
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The conductor's baton with attendant symphony orchestra .
■ VERB
conduct
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Busacher, after careful thought, had decided he would conduct the orchestra himself this evening.
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Leopold Stokowski conducts an orchestra which has been divided into individually-miked sections for increased clarity.
lead
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It was mid-afternoon and Karajan led the Berlin orchestra , more or less without break, through Ein Heldenleben.
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Starting with Ellis-MacLeod, a silver-haired symphony veteran, they lead the orchestra in a fascinating display of stylistic diversity.
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After each conductor leads the orchestra in the morning sessions, some will be called back for afternoon finals.
play
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It is usual for a pupil to play in each orchestra for at least two years before being promoted.
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People who have played in the orchestra have a great advantage.
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A friend of hers who plays in an orchestra .
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But it is the Home Office and indeed the ministers who are playing their part inthe orchestra .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A constant clash and tinkle came from the kitchens across the courtyard, like the percussion section of an orchestra from hell.
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As at Side, though, the horseshoe orchestra form has been preserved.
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I must say, the orchestra on this occasion was marvellous.
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It is true that there are two solo players and equally true that Mackey matches them to a 15-member chamber orchestra .
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Take the orchestra out of the pit, and unless you emasculate their contribution, the problem is compounded.
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The story lacks tension and, when the full orchestra is blasting, is hard to follow.
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When choosing an editor, chose an orchestra leader-an expert to help you create harmony from content and style.