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string orchestra

British

noun

an orchestra consisting only of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses

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When the blood really starts hitting the fan, Göransson asked his wife and a string orchestra to help escalate the drama, and he had violins bend notes just like his slide guitar.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

Santa Monica High School’s Chamber Orchestra brought a lovely, lyric sheen to Mahler’s string orchestra arrangement of Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” string quartet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

Guests then walked through a live string orchestra and a tableau of performers dressed as woodland creatures — in tunics and tights — frolicking in the forest.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

In a nod to them, Kors’ team created an all-female soundtrack, much of it played by a live string orchestra in the center of the runway.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

It sounded like he was waiting for a full string orchestra to come in, something out of The Sound of Music.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

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