orchestral

Example Sentences

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Its cinematic score, combining more modern, western orchestral styles with traditional Japanese instruments, was widely praised.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

An old soul with with a huge, commanding voice, his catalog hovers between the orchestral swoon of pre-rock ballads, the pristine melodies of Anita Baker and the rangy, resilient yearning of his hometown’s soul tradition.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The uneasy orchestral writing acts as a collective, disturbed subconscious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Opening track I Will Overcome finds her doom-scrolling through her phone on the rainy streets of Paris, set to an orchestral score that recalls Sondheim at his most melodramatic.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Liszt’s fourth innovation was in the field of orchestral music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall