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Recent Examples of orchestral
Powell had been there days earlier working with a sizeable orchestra on majestic orchestral sounds.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
In such scenes, Song films dialogue and sets text as if operatically, to the images’ orchestral accompaniment.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
And on albums such as Pet Sounds, Wilson’s lavish, orchestral production techniques dramatically expanded the sonic palette of rock ‘n’ roll and showed how the recording studio could be an instrument by itself.
—Gavin Edwards, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
All the orchestral scores for The Wizard of Oz or Singin' in the Rain or any of those great musicals from the '40s are gone.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
In such scenes, Song films dialogue and sets text as if operatically, to the images’ orchestral accompaniment.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
And on albums such as Pet Sounds, Wilson’s lavish, orchestral production techniques dramatically expanded the sonic palette of rock ‘n’ roll and showed how the recording studio could be an instrument by itself.
—Gavin Edwards, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
All the orchestral scores for The Wizard of Oz or Singin' in the Rain or any of those great musicals from the '40s are gone.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestral
Adjective
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Similarly, when accomplished jazz musicians collaborate with generative AI to compose new pieces, the algorithm's vast knowledge of harmonic possibilities, combined with the musician's emotional intuition, creates symphonies beyond what either could achieve independently.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Frequency response is reported to run from 20 Hz up to 30 kHz, total harmonic distortion is 1% at 1 kHz, and the sound pressure level is given as 105 dB at 1 kHz (1 mW).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
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The harmonies disperse and gravitate toward tonal nodes, until, suddenly, stunningly, pure E-flat major materializes.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The fact that the story works at all despite its bizarre tonal shifts and erratic pacing is a testament to how strong the game’s themes and characterization truly are.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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To aid absorption of the magnesium oil, prepare the skin with gentle dry bushing to promote circulation, then rub the magnesium oil into the legs using firm, upwards strokes, moving from the feet and ankles with deep, rhythmic movements upward to the thighs.—
Valentina Bottoni,
Vogue,
29 May 2025
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Alcaraz and his team know this better than anyone, which is why the Spaniard, 22, came to this year’s Australian Open with a new, more rhythmic service motion.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The album is almost entirely instrumental, featuring a polyphonic blend of percussion, strings, keyboards, synths, and woodwinds, with André’s flute driving the downbeat.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Walter, whose polyphonic sensibility first charmed me in Beautiful Ruins, has here made something salty, sinewy, and satisfying from fairly tough material.—
Emily Temple
May 27,
Literary Hub,
27 May 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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A lot of the lyrical content is pretty dark, which is interesting because this was a pretty happy time in your life.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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With more British grime infused in his hip-hop lyrical prowess, rapper Florence Sinclair added more UK flair to the Primavera Sound programming.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
12 June 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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