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Recent Examples of orchestral
The orchestral collective Wild Up performs Arthur Russell’s 1979 minimalist disco masterwork.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The live-to-film experience will show the original 2008 movie accompanied by an onstage 12-piece ensemble of rock and orchestral musicians, who will synchronize their performance to scenes in the visual.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
Hamburg, Germany: Pre-Fall 2018 The location: The clothes were presented to live orchestral music in the auditorium of the Herzog & de Meuron Elbephilharmonie building
The theme: Nautical.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
Disco introduced significant use of synthesizers, electronic pianos and orchestral instruments, such as brassy horns and silky strings, and often featured repetitive lyrics.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The live-to-film experience will show the original 2008 movie accompanied by an onstage 12-piece ensemble of rock and orchestral musicians, who will synchronize their performance to scenes in the visual.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
Hamburg, Germany: Pre-Fall 2018 The location: The clothes were presented to live orchestral music in the auditorium of the Herzog & de Meuron Elbephilharmonie building
The theme: Nautical.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
Disco introduced significant use of synthesizers, electronic pianos and orchestral instruments, such as brassy horns and silky strings, and often featured repetitive lyrics.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestral
Adjective
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The major-sevenths, by stuffing four notes into the chords, offered greater harmonic options, and Sikes was determined to take advantage of them, encouraging Wayne to incorporate the dissonant notes into her high harmonies.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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By using these recycled devices—including pulse oximeters, harmonic scalpels and EP catheters—health systems across the globe reduced CO2 emissions by 115,382,133 pounds last year.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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One pair leans into deep, tonal shades of purple, burgundy and soft blue, while the other uses a high-contrast palette of black, purple and yellow.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
16 May 2025
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Modern Minimalism With Abstract Stripes and a Chic Statement Pendant For those who usually gravitate toward solids, choose a dress in muted tones and a tonal print like this slip from Australian brand Sir.—
Lara Oliveri,
Vogue,
15 May 2025
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After a moment of calibration, the machine naturally transitions into a rhythmic gait.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 May 2025
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The album features a rich combination of string instruments — Noah Leong on viola, Claudius Agrippa on violin, and Noam Tanzer on bass — all grounded by the rhythmic pulse of Ransom McCafferty on drums.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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In turn, her fiction felt lively and polyphonic.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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The movie’s polyphonic introduction is also not sustained.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
25 Jan. 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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Learning Greene’s chordal vocabulary on this record, living in his perfect counterpoint, is a constant inspiration for me.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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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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The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2024
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Tim has finally crossed the lyrical genre off his bucket list with Juliet & Romeo (now playing in theaters nationwide; click here for tickets).—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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And while the cursed lineage trope can be clichéd, Theodoridou’s lyrical prose takes otherwise disposable lines and turns them into poetry.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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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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Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
25 June 2022
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“Orchestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestral. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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