What does Orchestra mean?
Definitions for Orchestra
ˈɔr kə strə, -kɛs trəor·ches·tra
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Princeton's WordNet
orchestranoun
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
orchestranoun
seating on the main floor in a theater
GCIDE
Orchestranoun
The space in the main floor of a theater in which the audience sits; also, the forward spectator section of the main floor, in distinction from the parterre, which is the rear section of the main floor.
Orchestranoun
The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; -- originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians. Now commonly called orchestra pit, to distinguish it from the section of the main floor occupied by spectators.
Wiktionary
orchestranoun
A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.
orchestranoun
A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
orchestranoun
The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.
Wikipedia
Orchestra
An orchestra (; Italian: [orˈkɛstra]) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
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orchestra
An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typically composed of string, brass, woodwinds, and percussion sections, led by a conductor. It performs symphonic music and can consist of 40 to 100 or more musicians, depending on the composition. The various sections of an orchestra work in harmony to produce a wide range of musical notes and complex soundscapes.
Wikidata
Orchestra
An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus. The orchestra grew by accretion throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, but changed very little in composition during the course of the 20th century. A smaller-sized orchestra for this time period is called a chamber orchestra. A full-size orchestra may sometimes be called a "symphony orchestra" or "philharmonic orchestra"; these modifiers do not necessarily indicate any strict difference in either the instrumental constitution or role of the orchestra, but can be useful to distinguish different ensembles based in the same city. A symphony orchestra will usually have over eighty musicians on its roster, in some cases over a hundred, but the actual number of musicians employed in a particular performance may vary according to the work being played and the size of the venue. A leading chamber orchestra might employ as many as fifty musicians; some are much smaller than that. Orchestras can also be found in schools. The term concert orchestra may sometimes be used —no distinction is made on size of orchestra by use of this term, although their use is generally distinguished as for live concert. As such they are commonly chamber orchestras.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Orchestra
or′kes-tra, n. in the Greek theatre, the place where the chorus danced: now the part of a theatre or concert-room in which the musicians are placed: the performers in an orchestra.—ns. Orchē′sis, the art of dancing or rhythmical movement of the body; Orchesog′raphy, the theory of dancing.—adjs. Or′chestral, Orches′tric, of or pertaining to an orchestra: performed in an orchestra.—v.t. Or′chestrāte, to arrange for an orchestra.—ns. Orchestrā′tion, the arrangement of music for an orchestra: instrumentation; Orches′trion, a musical instrument of the barrel-organ kind, designed to imitate an orchestra. [L.,—Gr. orchēstra—orchesthai, to dance.]
Editors Contribution
orchestra
A group of musicians and singers united with a conductor to create music and song.
The orchestra were amazing, the joy and light from the smile and hearts was a sight for joyful eyes.
Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020
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Etymology and Origins
Orchestra
A Greek term applied to the place in the theatre allotted to the chorus of the dancers. Among the moderns it expresses the place assigned to the instrumentalists.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Orchestra in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Orchestra in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Orchestra in a Sentence
For 26 years I have been on stage, i'm not the guy that would marry you in the chapel in Vegas, but I'm the guy that has an orchestra and plays in casinos.
Our identity is through our orchestra. It's what gives us a sense of belonging. It's the music and playing together in harmony that's the most important thing.
When we cry, there are tears, sometimes our noses run. Sometimes when we sing or are yelling, we spit and that lands on other actors, or it might land on the orchestra pit. And we are doing that eight times a week.
There’s a group of about 90 people coming to this particular train station, not all of them are members of the orchestra, but they are young people playing music, and young people of course need guidance.
A man must properly pay the fiddler. In my case it so happened that a whole symphony orchestra had to be subsidized.
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- أوركستراArabic
- аркестрBelarusian
- оркестърBulgarian
- orquestraCatalan, Valencian
- orchestrCzech
- orkester, orkestergrav, orchestraDanish
- Orchestergraben, OrchesterGerman
- ορχήστρα, θυμέληGreek
- orkestroEsperanto
- orquestaSpanish
- orkesterEstonian
- ارکسترPersian
- orkesteri, orkesterimonttu, orkestraFinnish
- orchestreFrench
- תזמורתHebrew
- बाजाHindi
- zenekarHungarian
- orchestraItalian
- オーケストラJapanese
- nipilersortutKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- 오케스트라Korean
- orchestramLatin
- orkestrasLithuanian
- orķestrisLatvian
- tira puoroMāori
- оркестарMacedonian
- orkesterNorwegian
- orkestbak, orkest, orkestraDutch
- orkesterNorwegian Nynorsk
- orchestra, orkiestraPolish
- orquestraPortuguese
- оркестровая яма, оркестрRussian
- оркестар, orkestarSerbo-Croatian
- orchesterSlovak
- orkesterSlovene
- orkesterSwedish
- orkestraTurkish
- оркестрUkrainian
- dàn nhạcVietnamese
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