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orchestra

noun as in symphony

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Banished to the orchestra’s back row, the tuba is rarely highlighted on its own.

In symphony orchestras, the lone tuba is relegated to the back row, and the player’s face is sometimes obscured by the bell.

As always, Elfman and the cast will be accompanied by a live orchestra and choir while the film plays on large screens.

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To that end, Sinatra became the first major singer to regularly perform popular music in formal concert settings backed by a full symphony orchestra.

Such an appeal would not be out of place on any day and from any orchestra in recent years.

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