orchestral

[awr-kes-truhl]

adjective

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

2. composed for or performed by an orchestra.

   orchestral works.

Other Word Forms

• orchestrally adverb
• nonorchestral adjective
• nonorchestrally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of orchestral¹

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

Example Sentences

The orchestral writing, nicely handled by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, can be colorful, though the ominous Wagner tubas become predictable after a while and the electronica for which Mr. Bates is best known is barely discernible.

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Reid, who is herself bicoastal between L.A. and New York, narrates, through astonishing orchestral properties and powers, an environmental tale of her two cities.

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Still, the first orchestral sounds that emanated from the Dudamel designated directorship turned out to be barely heard, while not silent, percussion stirrings.

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Riley also went on to write a broad range of solo, chamber and orchestral works.

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Four years later, Groban played the Bowl’s annual July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular — but only as part of a program long on patriotic orchestral tunes.

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