orchestral
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He also set up a project called Universal Choir that produced cosmic-themed orchestral music.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Even Michael Giacchino’s energetic orchestral music is in on the heist, surging with melodies so familiar they tease us to guess which classic John Williams score inspired them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“She’s an improviser,” Mr. Fortner—whose work with Ms. Salvant over the past decade has ranged from duo format to this orchestral setting—told me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Charles Ives’s remarkable orchestral work “The Fourth of July” was, as film composer Bernard Herrmann told oral historian Vivien Perlis, intended as more than a mere poetic impression of an occasion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
However, because of the instrument's history, older orchestral parts may be in any conceivable transposition, even changing transpositions in the middle of the piece.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
