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Recent Examples of orchestral
The program of orchestral music features Vaughan Williams’ Tuba Concerto performed by Aaron McCalla, principal tubist with the San Diego Symphony.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
And Heggie is familiar with how to summon an orchestral storm and paint the portrait of a proud hunter.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
The 97th Academy Awards was a joyous affair, full of big orchestral numbers, celebrity singalongs and a triumphant hosting debut from Conan O’Brien.
—William Earl, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
Beck is hitting the road this summer for another run of orchestral shows.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
And Heggie is familiar with how to summon an orchestral storm and paint the portrait of a proud hunter.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
The 97th Academy Awards was a joyous affair, full of big orchestral numbers, celebrity singalongs and a triumphant hosting debut from Conan O’Brien.
—William Earl, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
Beck is hitting the road this summer for another run of orchestral shows.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestral
Adjective
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Budgerigars are both impressive vocal mimics and also have complex vocalizations called warbles that are a mix of noisy and harmonic calls.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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By applying harmonic scaling to energy relationships, this framework integrates these domains seamlessly.—
Eric Solis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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This loft echoes the area’s artistic roots with bright peachy paint accentuated by tonal artwork and accents.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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Those qualities don’t necessarily dominate Music, which is more interested in reveling in the tonal breadth of the voice.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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Once contact is made, males rub their chins along the female’s spine, contracting their bodies in rhythmic waves, attempting to maneuver into alignment.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Alto Knights has reams of rhythmic dialogue inspired by the pattern of the people within that world.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Kosky, more than most directors, is sensitive to its polyphonic structure in his staging, which moves around, repeats and trims material throughout to make the show move briskly and with a light hand, allowing the subtext its slithering grace.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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The movie’s polyphonic introduction is also not sustained.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Learning Greene’s chordal vocabulary on this record, living in his perfect counterpoint, is a constant inspiration for me.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
2 Mar. 2020
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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While Redman and Method Man may not be kicking it, the former believes their lyrical chemistry is still there.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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District 13 Commissioner René Garcia initially opposed the proposal due to lyrical content, but ended up changing her mind.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
25 Mar. 2025
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In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.—
Seth Colter Walls,
New York Times,
26 Aug. 2022
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Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
25 June 2022
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“Orchestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestral. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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