Orchestra Meaning and Definition


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Orchestra meaning

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

orchestration

orchestrate


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Orchestra in Other Languages...

Spanish: Orquesta

German: Orchester

French: Orchestre

Italian: Orchestra

Turkish: Orkestra


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