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orchestra

[awr-kuh-struh] / ˈɔr kə strə /
NOUN
symphony
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There are creaky sections with various bits of percussion and tapped string overtones conveying an otherworldly Harry Partch-like texture, the sort of junkyard orchestra that inspired Tom Waits in the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

He formed the orchestra - named after a friend of his mother's - 30 years ago, playing contemporary arrangements of classic jazz and American Songbook standards.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Timo Kurkikangas’s sound design could use some tweaks—the spoken text was sometimes tinny or drowned out by the orchestra.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

This Music May Contain Hope fuses old-school jazz with an orchestra, blues, big band and soul, reflecting what Raye told the BBC last year.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Only the sound of his orchestra is filling the room.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson




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