Orchestral definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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A certain class of criminals also wear a disguise of this nature, as shown in the woodcut Illustration: THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE IN FRONT OF THE MIKADO'S PALACE Illustration: LADIES OF THE MIKADO'S COURT PERFORMING THE BUTTERFLY DANCE The band here represented is much stronger than those that generally figure in Japanese orchestral and theatrical entertainments.

—Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs

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Pertaining to an orchestra; suitable for or performed by an orchestra: as, orchestral music.
Orchestral flute, oboe etc., in organ-building, a flute, oboe, or other stop whose tones imitate those of the instruments with exceptional accuracy.

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The orchestral, the rich orchestration of a text narrated comprehensively through to its end - this awakens in the reader the impression that he's dealing with a grand unity. — signandsight.com
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But a one-off globally televised broadcast of carefully selected Abba tunes played with low-key, possibly orchestral, arrangements would surely work. — Top stories from Times Online
AZAR finds Venice Is Sinking expanding on the orchestral, ambient, pop that initially caught my ear invoking the mellower side of Mojave 3. — Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog
You won't hear any big orchestral, typical Science Fiction score in that series! — The Babylon Podcast » Shows