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orchestral

orchestral

18 5.3
Relating to music written to be played by a large group of instruments like strings and brass
  • adjective
  • /ɔrˈkɛstrəl/
translation icon : orquestal
  • Today's full-featured music notation programs, for example, include sound libraries containing many fundamental orchestral and popular music sounds.
  • orchestral music
  • orchestral instruments
  • orchestral piece

And then kind of like too much fanservice, turn that into something more orchestral.

Examples

  • In addition, El Sistema students study primarily specific orchestral repertoire based on their current skill level.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The music squealed and tittered from inside, a stiff orchestral arrangement of a popular dance number.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • No better example exists of his approach to the art of orchestral playing.

    Academic text (2011)
  • For example, a music teacher might investigate an orchestral piece as a work of beauty.

    Academic text (1990)
  • So I came to Wagner first of all from a purely musical and orchestral point of view.

    Academic text (1998)
  • However, the current status of orchestral training in the United States is not as clear-cut as this.

    Academic text (2012)
  • No better example exists of Szell's approach to the art of orchestral playing.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Neither was it backed by orchestral accompaniment, swelling and fading with the emotions I experienced.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Invariably, in discussions of women's ability to function as orchestral musicians, the issue of stamina was raised.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The symphony featured a beautiful orchestral arrangement that filled the concert hall with rich sounds.

Synonyms

symphonic
vsorchestral
8 6.5

Having a rich, organized sound like a full orchestra

is about being suitable for performance by large classical ensembles rather than form
philharmonic
vsorchestral
7.4

Relating to a symphony orchestra or its players

is about music written to be played by such ensembles rather than the group

Compounds

A set of metal bars on a frame played with small hammers to make clear, ringing sounds

How Orchestral

symphonic
8 6.5
orchestral
18 5.3
unaccompanied
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Surface Forms

orchestral positive

Morphology

orchestral = orchestra (transparent) = orchestra + al

The adjective is a standard and easily interpretable formation meaning 'relating to an orchestra' or 'suitable for an orchestra'.

Etymology

The word orchestral comes from orchestra plus the ending -al, and orchestra came from an old Greek word for a 'dancing place' where singers and players performed. So orchestral means 'relating to an orchestra' or music made for a large group of instruments.