string orchestra

noun

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

Example Sentences

At first only the string orchestra is heard, always pizzicato.

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If there is music have a string orchestra concealed behind palms in a corner of the hall or dining-room.

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As soon as they are good enough I will annex them to our string orchestra.

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A string orchestra—conducted by Strauss himself—played French melodies of the eighteenth century.

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Occasionally he heard interesting sounds from below, music from a string orchestra, laughter of women, and the bass voices of men.

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