orchestral
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A sans-serif font plays over the car’s odyssey through the Manhattan streets, shot on gorgeously grainy 16mm film and scored to the enveloping orchestral music of Gustav Holst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He also set up a project called Universal Choir that produced cosmic-themed orchestral music.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
Monty Norman's surf guitar riff and John Barry's sweeping orchestral scores spawned an entire genre of spy music – full of minor key suspense and piercing stabs of trumpet.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 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
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