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Recent Examples of orchestral
Overwork is a perennial sticking point in orchestral contracts, particularly in the United States, where sections are led by one principal player who is expected to play the vast majority of concerts.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Between 2004 and 2018, Banks released three albums of orchestral pieces that enjoyed moderate acclaim in England.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Although his idols toured the awards circuit with a more traditional, orchestral score, Kangding doubled down on his dance music origins for Sirāt.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
From orchestral performances and candlelit concerts to late-night dance parties and immersive live experiences, venues across the region are leaning into Valentine’s plans that prioritize atmosphere over formality.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Between 2004 and 2018, Banks released three albums of orchestral pieces that enjoyed moderate acclaim in England.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Although his idols toured the awards circuit with a more traditional, orchestral score, Kangding doubled down on his dance music origins for Sirāt.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
From orchestral performances and candlelit concerts to late-night dance parties and immersive live experiences, venues across the region are leaning into Valentine’s plans that prioritize atmosphere over formality.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestral
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This fever pitch is the product of countless factors, a harmonic convergence of sorts catalyzed by our central location and abundance of state-of-the-art facilities, underscored by about $700 million invested locally in the last 15 years alone.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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The team noted that the figures represent new records for vacuum ultraviolet lasers generated via second harmonic generation.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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The film’s tricky tonal balance is striking, shifting from a satirical comedy to psychological horror with weight and impact to it.—
Blake Simons,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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Gramicci’s classic Canvas Pants come in a tonal and subtle field camo print, while Topo Designs has a Utility Pant in a bolder duck camo.—
Amelia Arvesen,
Outside,
19 Feb. 2026
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Dopamine receptors moderate muscle contractions to create refined rhythmic movement.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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The language has mystic overtones and rhythmic sections; it might be better felt than understood.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The choral elements on the record shine most vividly on the title track, which features polyphonic swells of voices humming melodies, overtaking the piano, dropping and then rising again.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Women who worked in shops sang together in bellowing, polyphonic unison.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
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Hudson buttressed Al Kooper’s original organ part into a chordal fortress, part of an incendiary performance that surges to peak after peak.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
2 Mar. 2020
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My introduction to homophonic translation came from my former teacher, Mónica de la Torre.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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With a trajectory that began more than 15 years ago as part of the famed group Habana Abierta, Larramendi demonstrates his lyrical prowess, which takes listeners through his personal and professional evolution.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2026
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Arguably the first collection of lyrical essay writing about the California desert, Austin drew on her travels through the Owens Valley and environs, covering mining, the Shoshone tribe, weather and water.—
Mark Athitakis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bach was lively, supple, and, especially in the Larghetto, generous in its songful musicality.—
Jeremy Eichler,
BostonGlobe.com,
23 Sep. 2022
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In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.—
Seth Colter Walls,
New York Times,
26 Aug. 2022
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“Orchestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestral. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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