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Definition of Orchestras

Orchestra
Orchestra Or"ches*tra, n. [L. orchestra, Gr. ?, orig., the place for the chorus of dancers, from ? to dance: cf. F. orchestre.] 1. The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; -- originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians. 2. The place in any public hall appropriated to a band of instrumental musicians. 3. (Mus.) (a) Loosely: A band of instrumental musicians performing in a theater, concert hall, or other place of public amusement. (b) Strictly: A band suitable for the performance of symphonies, overtures, etc., as well as for the accompaniment of operas, oratorios, cantatas, masses, and the like, or of vocal and instrumental solos. (c) A band composed, for the largest part, of players of the various viol instruments, many of each kind, together with a proper complement of wind instruments of wood and brass; -- as distinguished from a military or street band of players on wind instruments, and from an assemblage of solo players for the rendering of concerted pieces, such as septets, octets, and the like. 4. (Mus.) The instruments employed by a full band, collectively; as, an orchestra of forty stringed instruments, with proper complement of wind instruments.

Meaning of Orchestras from wikipedia

- regions. The Baroque orchestra ranged from smaller orchestras (or ensembles) with one player per part, to larger-scale orchestras with many players per...
- American orchestras. List of symphony orchestras in the United States Robert R. Faulkiner, "Career Concerns and Mobility Motivations of Orchestra Musicians"...
- symphony orchestras that includes orchestras with established notability. The orchestras of Europe have a separate list. A list of youth orchestras can be...
- There were 1,224 symphony orchestras in the United States as of 2014. Some U.S. orchestras maintain a full 52-w**** performing season, but most are small...
- & Orchestras. Retrieved 2023-03-13. "California". Millennial® Choirs & Orchestras. Retrieved 2023-03-13. "Arizona". Millennial® Choirs & Orchestras. Retrieved...
- recordings. Nearly all easy listening orchestras are studio orchestras. Some famous easy listening studio orchestras are the 101 Strings, the Living Strings...
- of radio orchestras with the links in their names, and the native language names in italics (where available). List of symphony orchestras "Jazz Sinfônica...
- of American Orchestras, formerly the American Symphony Orchestra League, is a North American service organization with 700 member orchestras of all budget...
- non-exhaustive list of symphony orchestras in Europe. For orchestras from other continents, see List of symphony orchestras. Chamber Orchestra of Europe European Medical...
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