orchestra

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see also MUSIC
- a large group of musicians who play different musical instruments together: orchestra; connected with an orchestra: orchestral
a symphony orchestra ◎ a chamber orchestra ◎ orchestral music
- the area in front of the stage in a theatre where an orchestra may sit for a play or an opera: orchestra pit
- to stand in front of an orchestra and direct it: conduct (sth)
Who will be conducting this evening? ◎ a recording of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony conducted by Klemperer
- a person who conducts an orchestra: conductor
the conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra ◎ a guest conductor
- a stick that the conductor of an orchestra uses: baton
※—† sections of the orchestra
- something that is used for playing music: (musical) instrument
orchestral instruments
- all the orchestral instruments that have strings: the strings (noun plural); adjective: stringed
a serenade for strings ◎ stringed instruments
- a musical instrument that you blow to produce a sound: wind instrument
The trumpet and the clarinet are both wind instruments.
- the group of wind instruments that are made of wood: the woodwind (with singular or plural verb); adjective: woodwind
- the group of wind instruments that are made of brass: the brass (with singular or plural verb); adjective: brass
The brass was far too loud. ◎ the brass section ◎ brass instruments
- the section of an orchestra that consists of instruments that you play by hitting them: the percussion (with singular or plural verb); adjective: percussion
percussion instruments
- a person who plays percussion instruments: percussionist
※ more on musical instruments and their players MUSIC