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- DictionaryOr·ches·tra/ˈôrkəstrə/
noun
- 1. a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.
- 2. the part of a theater where the orchestra plays, typically in front of the stage and on a lower level than the audience.
noun [ C ] us / ˈɔr·kə·strə, -kes·trə / Add to word list. a large group of musicians playing different instruments and usually organized to play together and led by a conductor: the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra of a theater is the part on the main floor: We’ve got seats in the fifth row of the orchestra. orchestral.
noun. a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions. (in a modern theater)
Apr 23, 2024 · Although applied to various ensembles found in Western and non-Western music, orchestra in an unqualified sense usually refers to the typical Western music ensemble of bowed stringed instruments complemented by wind and percussion instruments that, in the string section at least, has more than one player per part.
a large group of musicians who play different instruments together: a symphony orchestra. a youth orchestra. orchestra noun [C] (SEATS) the seats on the main floor near the front of a theatre or cinema. orchestral. adjective uk / ɔːˈkestr ə l / us. B2 [ always before noun ] Orchestral music is played by or written for an orchestra.
Orchestra definition, a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
orchestra. [countable + singular or plural verb] a large group of people who play various musical instruments together, led by a conductor. She plays the flute in the school orchestra. The competition gave the young composer her first opportunity to write for a full orchestra.
1. Music. a. A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including strings, woodwinds, brass instruments, and percussion instruments. b. The instruments played by such a group. 2. The area in a theater or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage. 3. a.
