orchestral accompaniment

collocation in English

meaningsoforchestralandaccompaniment

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orchestral
adjective
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/ɔːˈkes.trəl/us
/ɔːrˈkes.trəl/
connected with or involving an orchestra (= a large group of musicians who play many different ...
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accompaniment
noun
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/əˈkʌm.pən.ɪ.mənt/us
/əˈkʌm.pən.ɪ.mənt/
music that is played with someone who is singing or playing the ...
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And, inevitably, certain movements set aside for solo dancers were played by a solo instrumentalist with lightorchestralaccompaniment.
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It is perceptually important, as it helps the singer's voice to be heard when theorchestralaccompanimentis loud.
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When operatic characters converse, they often do so in recitative, with speech-like freedom, with or withoutorchestralaccompaniment.
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Lady's dual nature is rendered in musical metaphors: schisms in register, timbre and singing style disguise her voice, and theorchestralaccompanimentgoverns her movements.
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Greater importance was to be given to ensembles, and more attention paid to theorchestralaccompaniment.
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He also wrote works for piano, chamber music, songs, and song cycles for both piano andorchestralaccompaniment.
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It was originally written withorchestralaccompaniment, but it was later published to be sung with piano accompaniment.
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The programme usually features guest artistes between the orchestral pieces, who sing with fullorchestralaccompaniment.
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In addition to that ceremony, there are also two outdoor performances (dramatic and comedic plays), often with elaborate set design andorchestralaccompaniment.
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Several times a season they perform major pieces, such as oratorios, sometimes withorchestralaccompaniment.
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The term became used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice, with or withoutorchestralaccompaniment, normally part of a larger work.
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In 1994, the winning song was performed withoutorchestralaccompaniment.
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Theorchestralaccompaniment, rarely breaking out of a steady moderato, has the quality of a soundtrack.
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At the start of his career he concentrated on songs withorchestralaccompaniment, few of which were performed as intended during his lifetime.
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Composer set a contemporary lullaby concert setting for soprano which has either piano or chamberorchestralaccompaniment.
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It was originally written withorchestralaccompaniment, but was later published to be sung with piano accompaniment.
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However, unlike his father, he showed a preference for large scale works with fullorchestralaccompaniment.
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Brass andorchestralaccompanimentthough less common in early church music are often specified by composers today.
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This is in contrast to the conventional concerto form, which features a solo instrument withorchestralaccompaniment.
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The first film on the bill at the cinema is a silent comedy, with fullorchestralaccompaniment, and the audience are shown laughing uproariously.
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