string orchestra
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
“I think he just showed a direction into the galaxy,” said Akua Dixon, a fellow genre-spanning cellist, who played with Wadud in ensembles including the String Reunion, an all-Black string orchestra.
From New York Times ● May 1, 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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