orchestral music
collocation in Englishmeaningsoforchestralandmusic
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orchestral
adjective
uk/ɔːˈkes.trəl/us/ɔːrˈkes.trəl/
connected with or involving an orchestra (= a large group of musicians who play many different ...
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music
noun[U]
uk/ˈmjuː.zɪk/us/ˈmjuː.zɪk/
a pattern of sounds made by musical instruments, voices, or computers, or a combination of these, intended to give pleasure to people listening ...
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To save the hypothesis, one might have to limit its application to cases where theorchestralmusichas only an expressive function.
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In films relating to opera, highlights from the opera'sorchestralmusicwere often used to accompany the image on the screen for additional effect.
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In such scenes theorchestralmusicis clearly expressing emotions, not gestures.
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At 00.16:20, theorchestralmusicprovides the sound effects for train visuals (rather than actual recordings of the train).
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The mist was gone and theorchestralmusicbreathed on, sonorous and ethereal, crashing on the metallic cymbals.
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The alternation between spoken voice andorchestralmusicindicates a new direction in thinking about opera.
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This is true of theorchestralmusictoo - at least the brass.
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The laterorchestralmusic(1910-34) offers similarly rich territory for hermeneutic exploration.
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Is being part of theorchestralmusicprofession a worthwhile ambition?
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The distinction of theirorchestralmusicmight be seen as a self-conscious contrast to the prevalence of cheap and vernacular pop music.
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For example, the claim can probably handle only those passages where theorchestralmusiccan be assigned to a single character.
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Around the climactic part theorchestralmusicgets lower and much more agitated, but hardly louder.
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The music of these instruments was the counterpart to the most bombastic forms oforchestralmusic.
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Of these, eleven volumes will be devoted to theorchestralmusic, comprising mainly symphonies and solo concertos.
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The warriors then began to dance to the accompaniment oforchestralmusic, moving towards the man in the centre and out again.
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To finish, the professionals gave their views on what they feel are the ideal attributes of students leaving conservatoire for a career in theorchestralmusicprofession.
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Clementi is not strongly associated with orchestral composition for the simple reason that very little of hisorchestralmusichas survived.
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Giving perhaps the most immediate responses of all in the interviews, possibly evoking clear memories of difficult times, not one of the sample felt prepared for theorchestralmusicprofession.
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Such physical traits as these are most readily brought out in the music, both in the characters' vocal lines and in the gestural, descriptiveorchestralmusicthat accompanies them.
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