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In a sense, Kirk has adopted a strategy used by pianists like Nat King Cole; when Cole plays the melody, or the “head” as musicians call it, he often phrases orchestrally, in rich block chords.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

But even as there's a thematic throughline on the record, each song is different orchestrally and musically.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023

“I always think what hits me emotionally in the gut, but then I always find a different way to do it. Jefferson Airplane done orchestrally is definitely a spin on things.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

Adès has something orchestrally outrageous for everyone — gluttons, popes, critics, flatterers, hypocrites, thieves.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2019

One often feels, in his discussions of orchestral music, that he only thinks orchestrally, like Schumann, with an effort—that all music, in his mind, gets itself translated into terms of piano music.

From A Book of Prefaces by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)