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orchestra
(redirected from Orchestras)

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or·ches·tra  (ôrk-str, -kstr)
n.
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. The front section of seats nearest the stage in a theater.
b. The entire main floor of a theater.
4. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in ancient Greek theaters.

[Latin orchstra, the space in front of the stage in Greek theaters where the chorus performed, from Greek orkhstr, from orkheisthai, to dance.]

or·chestral (ôr-kstrl) adj.
or·chestral·ly adv.

orchestra
Noun
1. a large group of musicians whose members play a variety of different instruments
2. Also called: (orchestra pit) the space, in front of or under the stage, reserved for musicians in a theatre [Greek: the space in the theatre for the chorus]
orchestral adj

Orchestra a group of performers on various instruments, 1720; the collective sound which is reminiscent of an orchestra playing, as the sound of the sea or the wind.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.orchestraorchestra - a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
section - a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together
chamber orchestra - small orchestra; usually plays classical music
string orchestra - an orchestra playing only stringed instruments
philharmonic, symphony orchestra, symphony - a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony"
2.orchestra - seating on the main floor in a theater
seating, seating area, seating room, seats - an area that includes places where several people can sit; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom"
theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"
Translations

orchestra [ˈɔːkɪstrə] norquesta;
(US) (seating) → platea
orchestra [ˈɔːkɪstrə] norchestre m;
(US) (= seating); (fauteils mpl d')orchestre
orchestra [ˈɔːkɪstrə] nOrchester nt;
(US) (= stalls); Parkett nt
orchestra [ˈɔːkɪstrə] norchestra;
(US) (seating) → platea

orchestra
n orchestra [ˈoːkəstrə]
a (usually large) group of musicians playing together, led by a conductor. orkes أورْكِسْتْرا: فِرْقَه موسيقِيَّه оркестър orchestr orkester das Orchester ορχήστρα orquesta orkester ارکستر orkesteri orchestre תִּזמוֹרֶת वादक समूह orkestar zenekar orkestra hljómsveit orchestra オーケストラ 오케스트라, 관현악단 orkestras orķestris orkestra orkest orkester orkiestra orquestra orchestră оркестр orchester orkester orkestar orkester วงดนตรีขนาดใหญ่ที่เล่นเพลงคลาสสิค orkestra 管弦樂隊 оркестр آرکيسٹرا، سازندوں کي جماعت dàn nhạc
adj orˈchestral [-ˈkes-]
for, or given by, an orchestra orchestral music; an orchestral concert. orkestraal, orkes= خاص بالفِرْقَه الموسيقِيَّه оркестров orchestrální orkester- Orchester-... ορχηστρικός de orquesta, sinfónico orkestri- ارکستر وار orkesteri- orchestral, symphonique תִּזמוֹרתִי वाद्यवृन्द orkestralni zenekari orkes hljómsveitar- orchestrale, per orchestra オーケストラの 오케스트라의 orkestro, orkestrinis orķestra- orkestra orkest{#169} orkester- orkiestrowy de orquestra orches­tral; simfonic оркестровый orchestrálny orkestralen orkestarski orkestral, orkester- เกี่ยวกับวงดนตรีขนาดใหญ่ที่เล่นเพลงคลาสสิค orkestrayla ilgili 管弦樂隊的 оркестровий سازندوں سے متعلق thuộc dàn nhạc


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