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

An unseen chorus acts like another orchestral element, echoing the singers and amplifying the music’s insidious power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The Berliner Philharmoniker and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the latter under the baton of Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel, no stranger to Scotland thanks to his work with the El Sistema orchestral education programme.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The restaurant was filled now with people who chatted and laughed to an orchestral background and a clatter of plates, and glancing at the clock above the door I saw that it was two o’clock.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier