orchestral
adjective
or·ches·tral
ȯr-ˈke-strəl 
1
: of, relating to, or composed for an orchestra
2
: suggestive of an orchestra or its musical qualities
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For the orchestral rock band Murder By Death, and its legion of fans, Saturday, Nov. 15 will no doubt be an emotional night.
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Those groups' ability to transpose the American songbook and European orchestral composition into lovestruck street-corner harmonies allowed gospel soul to supersede the popularity of blues while fusing culture and race into the juggernaut known as rock-and-roll.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The narrow soundstage is even more apparent on orchestral tracks, like the opening scene to John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary.
—Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
The Argentine musician was among the first to apply a broad range of musical ideas to film and TV scores, from jazz and rock to more modern and complex techniques of orchestral writing.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 26 June 2025
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Those groups' ability to transpose the American songbook and European orchestral composition into lovestruck street-corner harmonies allowed gospel soul to supersede the popularity of blues while fusing culture and race into the juggernaut known as rock-and-roll.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The narrow soundstage is even more apparent on orchestral tracks, like the opening scene to John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary.
—Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
The Argentine musician was among the first to apply a broad range of musical ideas to film and TV scores, from jazz and rock to more modern and complex techniques of orchestral writing.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 26 June 2025
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“Orchestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orchestral. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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orchestral
adjective
or·ches·tral
ȯr-ˈkes-trəl
: of, relating to, or written for an orchestra
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