orchestras in English

noun
1
a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.
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2
the part of a theater where the orchestra plays, typically in front of the stage and on a lower level than the audience.
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.
An exceptional feature of the theatre is the fact that a small stream was channelled through the space between the orchestra and the back of the proscenium.

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1. Cymbals are often used in orchestras

2. Frequently played in chamber orchestras, symphony orchestras, or as a soloist, the Cello is a beautifully virtuosic instrument

3. In Germany many Bandoneon orchestras was founded

4. By 1780 Most orchestras included a pair of Clarinetists

5. Most orchestras only have two to three Bassoonists in a …

6. They come in various sizes and sometimes combine to form Balalaika orchestras.

7. Harald Jers is conductor of choirs and orchestras, solo singer and acoustician.

8. Manchester has two symphony orchestras, the Hallé and the BBC Philharmonic.

9. When the symphony was published, several European orchestras soon performed it.

10. We have three orchestras, several choirs, bands, a saxophone quartet and a pipe band.

11. Although once a rarity, the alto flute is now frequently found in modern orchestras.

12. Accelerando seeks to create professional opportunities for musicians from ethnic communities underrepresented in today's orchestras

13. It is one of the leading American orchestras popularly referred to as the "Big Five".

14. (See also Dancing; Drums; Heavy Metal [Music]; Kingdom Songs; Opera; Orchestras; Rap Music; Rock Music; Singing; Songbooks; Songs)

15. This type of innovative program is relevant for European as well as American orchestras.

16. He mentioned four great world orchestras, and the fifth one was Venezuela's Youth Symphony Orchestra.

17. A standard in orchestras, Clarinets can also be found commonly in marching and military bands.

18. I know that orchestras, when they see a lot of black notes, usually start to accelerate.

19. The family of Balalaikas created later forms the basis of Russian folk instruments orchestras

20. Fung On and others continued to teach harmonica and also set up harmonica orchestras.

21. Browse concerts from the Barbican Classical Music programme featuring leading orchestras and soloists from around the world.

22. The instrument was often used in folk music and in large Balalaika orchestras formed in the 20th century.

23. The wooden rod has been used to administer discipline, and the wooden baton has served to conduct orchestras.

24. Oh, and 45 world-famous orchestras, 21 conductors, 18 concert pianists and the Nobel Prize Committee.

25. Accelerando seeks to create professional opportunities for musicians from ethnic communities underrepresented in today’s orchestras by providing them with instruction

26. Despite his high age, he also received numerous invitations from many important foreign orchestras during this time.

27. I recalled the scenes of little orchestras at work in the plazas with homemade harps and flutes.

28. Temirkanov is a frequent guest conductor for the leading orchestras of Europe, Asia and the United States.

29. Also included are a list of orchestras and their Clarinetists (not especially up to date) and compositions with their first performance.

30. Although Rattle studied piano and violin, his early work with orchestras was as a percussionist for the Merseyside Youth Orchestra (now Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra).

31. The Bandoneon is typically played in South America and you will see it as part of any Tango orchestras

32. choir Most of the larger ghettos established Choirs, orchestras, theatres and chamber g roups that existed for per iods of months or even years

33. Christine Walveska is an acclaimed master Cellist who played since childhood, performed around the world for small concertos and large Philharmonic orchestras

34. Bass Clarinets regularly perform in orchestras , wind ensembles/concert bands , occasionally in marching bands, and play an occasional solo role in contemporary music and jazz in particular.

35. Bohuslav Martinů wrote both a concerto and a sonata for the instrument, and Elliott Carter's Double Concerto is scored for harpsichord, piano and two chamber orchestras.

36. The London Philharmonic Orchestra is recognised as one of the world's great orchestras, and following Sir Thomas Beecham's founding tenure the ensemble's Principal Conductorship has been passed

37. In addition, the reference note A is subject to variations depending on the way certain orchestras or accompanists interpret the music, and on the type of instruments used.

38. Anarchic System Profile: A French studio project led by Olivier Toussaint and Paul de Senneville , the members of the band were recruited in the ball orchestras around Lille, France.

39. Within a year the Conjunto 9 had run into financial problems and was dissolved and in 1972 he participated in his first concert at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, sharing the bill with other Tango orchestras.

40. The world-famous Luis & Clark carbon fiber Cello is used throughout the world by many of the finest players in world-class orchestras, chamber groups, touring productions, and those living in extreme climates

41. Thus Mehta became one of the first of a new breed of conductors sometimes called the ‘jet set’, who are able to maintain two (or even more) principal Conductorships of major orchestras by means of frequently flying between the cities involved.

42. The name of Bombardon is unquestionably derived from Bombardone, the Italian for contrabass pommer (bombard), which, before the invention of the fagotto, formed the bass of medieval orchestras; it is also used for a bass reed stop of 16 ft

43. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth, EMI released a box set of his complete works in 2010, and this album of Adagios is drawn partly from that collection, though a few of the historic performances here are by different conductors and orchestras

44. Malcolm Sargent's reputation as one of the great popularizers of classical music in Britain arose not only through his long association with the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts (1947-67), but was evident much earlier through chief Conductorships of the Halle (1939-42), Liverpool Philharmonic (1942-48), and BBC Symphony Orchestras (1950-57).

45. Laminated (plywood) Basses, which are widely used in music schools, youth orchestras, and in popular and folk music settings (including rockabilly, psychobilly, blues, etc.), are very resistant to humidity and heat, as well to the physical abuse they are apt to encounter in a school environment (or, for blues and folk musicians, to the hazards

46. Composed: 1936 Length: 27 minutes Orchestration: two complete string orchestras divided spatially by the percussion - timpani, bass drum, side drums, cymbals, tam-tam, xylophone, harp, piano two- and four-hands, and Celesta Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta occupies a special place among Bartók's compositions, not only for its fearlessly independent choice of instruments (two string

47. The Washington Balalaika Society, formed in 1988, is now the largest orchestra of Russian folk instruments in North America and endeavors to pattern its sound and repertoire after the great orchestras of Russia while at the same time continuing to explore new kinds of music and new musical possibilities for this fascinating family of instruments.

48. During his chief Conductorship, prestigious foreign conductors and orchestras began to perform regularly at the Proms.: During the second half of the decade, major changes were made to the Conductorship of the orchestra.: While in Vienna, Fleischmann persuaded Monteux to accept the chief Conductorship of the orchestra.: In 1899 Conductorship then passed to Albert Townend who was a …

49. William Waterhouse (18 February 1931 – 5 November 2007) was a distinguished English Bassoonist and musicologist.He played with notable orchestras, was a member of the Melos Ensemble, professor at the Royal Northern College of Music, author of the Yehudi Menuhin Music Guide "Bassoon", of The New Langwill Index, and contributor to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.