Orchestra Meaning and Definition

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What is the definition Orchestra? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Synonyms, Words ending with Orchestra, How to pronounce? Words starting with Orchestra, Example sentences, Related sentences, Derivations, Antonyms and more...

Word: Orchestra

How to pronounce: ˈɔːkɪstrə

Noun

Definitions:

1. A group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.

Example sentences: "Numbering more than 15,000, Boosey publications are a staple for serious musicians of all instruments, and for concert bands, orchestras and choirs."

2. The part of a theater where the orchestra plays, typically in front of the stage and on a lower level than the audience.The seats on the ground floor in a theater.

Example sentences: "This could be lowered for an orchestra pit; raised to match the floor level just in front of the stage, where it could support three rows of seating; or raised further to the stage's level, increasing its frontal floor area."

3. The semicircular space in front of an ancient Greek theater stage where the chorus danced and sang.

Synonyms:

band

orchestre

philharmonic

parterre

the pit

symphony orchestra

symphony

Derivations:

orchestral

orchestrating