string orchestra

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

Also during the pandemic, Salonen wrote a clarinet concerto, “Kinema,” a smaller-scaled score with string orchestra in five short movements, like scenes from a movie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2023

In a concert hall in pre-revolutionary France, a man makes a beeline toward the virtuoso conducting a string orchestra to the rapt delight of his audience.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

I’ve heard a small string orchestra play Vivaldi in the magical light of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and I’ve flown solo to Los Angeles just to hear Bon Jovi in a big arena.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 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