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Origin of orchestral
First recorded in 1805–15; orchestr(a) + -al 1
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Prog rockers have traditionally integrated symphonic elements; other rock bands have done orchestral versions of their songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
As for regular orchestral music, the sound system was hit and miss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
“She’s an improviser,” Mr. Fortner—whose work with Ms. Salvant over the past decade has ranged from duo format to this orchestral setting—told me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Charles Ives’s remarkable orchestral work “The Fourth of July” was, as film composer Bernard Herrmann told oral historian Vivien Perlis, intended as more than a mere poetic impression of an occasion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Dvorak’s other notable student, organist and composer Harry Rowe Shelley, may not have heeded the call as conscientiously, certainly not if his orchestral works Souvenir de Baden-Baden and The Crusaders are anything to go by.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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