orchestral

American  

[awr-kes-truhl] / ɔrˈkɛs trəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling an orchestra.

2. composed for or performed by an orchestra.

   orchestral works.

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Other Word Forms

• nonorchestral adjective
• nonorchestrally adverb
• orchestrally adverb

Etymology

Origin of orchestral

First recorded in 1805–15; orchestr(a) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

“The Seasons,” an ambitious project performed last weekend by Opera Philadelphia in the Perelman Theater, shakes up Vivaldi’s famous orchestral score “The Four Seasons” to sound a warning about climate change.

From The Wall Street Journal

The song’s climax — Estrada’s lustrous voice intertwined with a swelling orchestral arrangement — will probably bring tears to your eyes.

From Los Angeles Times

Along the way, he wrote 1,907 pages of orchestral score; and even invented new instruments for the residents of the alien planet Pandora to play.

From BBC

Warm orchestral strings and Renshaw’s ghostly vocals serve as vehicles for big emotional builds over the scattered drums, painting a sonic picture of how messy the heavy moments can feel.

From Los Angeles Times

Previously, writer Richard Ashcroft had been forced to surrender all his royalties from the song, due to its sample of an orchestral cover of the Rolling Stones' The Last Time.

From BBC