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Origin of orchestral
First recorded in 1805–15; orchestr(a) + -al 1
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Commissioned by the NSO, Wolf Trap Foundation and several other organizations, it blends jazz, blues and orchestral tunes in a celebration of the nation’s story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
A sans-serif font plays over the car’s odyssey through the Manhattan streets, shot on gorgeously grainy 16mm film and scored to the enveloping orchestral music of Gustav Holst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He also set up a project called Universal Choir that produced cosmic-themed orchestral music.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Everything in between is a dream, at least according to Anthony Hopkins, composer of orchestral music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
But that music had already reached such a point by 1913 presented progressively minded composers of symphonic orchestral music with a dilemma: where to go from here?
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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