orchestral
adjective
or·ches·tral
ȯr-ˈke-strəl 
1
: of, relating to, or composed for an orchestra
2
: suggestive of an orchestra or its musical qualities
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This is a testament to Jones’ talent—winning three orchestral auditions in less than four years is an almost unprecedented accomplishment in the musical world.
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Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 6 June 2024
The music, which dates to 1912, was first a piano suite for four hands and then an orchestral suite before the composer produced the final ballet, which animates such favorite characters as the Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb and Beauty and the Beast.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Pepper-ish splendor: orchestral strings, psychedelic guitar, Dixieland brass, harp, harpsichord, flutes.
—Will Hermes, New York Times, 4 June 2024
On orchestral tracks, like the opening scene from John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary, the Roam 2 subtly pushes the lower-register instrumentation forward.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
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Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 6 June 2024
The music, which dates to 1912, was first a piano suite for four hands and then an orchestral suite before the composer produced the final ballet, which animates such favorite characters as the Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb and Beauty and the Beast.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Pepper-ish splendor: orchestral strings, psychedelic guitar, Dixieland brass, harp, harpsichord, flutes.
—Will Hermes, New York Times, 4 June 2024
On orchestral tracks, like the opening scene from John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary, the Roam 2 subtly pushes the lower-register instrumentation forward.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
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orchestral
adjective
or·ches·tral
ȯr-ˈkes-trəl
: of, relating to, or written for an orchestra
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