orchestra

Betekenis (Engels)

1. 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.
2. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
3. 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.

Sinonieme

band

pit

parterre

parquet

musical instrument

oboe

orchestra pit

orchestra stalls

orchestral band

ensemble

philharmonic orchestra

piccolo

clarinet

symphony

symphony orchestra

musical group

symphonic composition

flute

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Vertalings

orchestre

Orchester

ορχήστρα

orquesta

orchestra

orquestra

orkest

muziekkorps

orquestra

band

Orchestergraben

جوقة

θυμέλη

Band

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɔɹkəstɹə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Latin orchēstra, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra) (a derivative of ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, “to dance”)).

Sinne

Anton Bruckner composed a " Magnificat " for soloists , choir , orchestra , and organ .