• A group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.


    Orchestra meaning & definition 1 of Orchestra.


  • An ensemble which plays clssical music. Instruments include the strings (violins, violas, cellos, double basses), the woodwinds (flutes, clarinets, [oboes], bassoons), the brass (trumpets, trombones, tuba, french horns), the percussion ([timpani], snare drum, bass drum, [celesta], etc.).
    Also called a Symphony Orchestra or a Philharmonic Orchestra.

    Orchestra meaning & definition 2 of Orchestra.


  • Made up of string instruments...
    The band sounds much better than the [orchestra] but the orchestra is much cooler. The orchestra obviously has the most amazing people because who would have [the guts] to play in an orchestra in the first place?? Full of amazing inside jokes and wonderful awkward and random moments, orchestra is the coolest, most [carnactic] music group of all!!

    Orchestra meaning & definition 3 of Orchestra.


  • A musical ensemble originating from as far back as the early 1600s. Orchestras vary from the traditional [String Quartet] (consisting of a 1st and [2nd violin], viola, and cello), to a full, Symphonic Orchestra.
    A Symphonic Orchestra normally consists of 4 families:

    The String family; violins, violas, [cellos], and basses.
    The Brass family; trombones, trumpets, tubas, french horns, etc.
    The Woodwind family; single-reed instruments (saxophones, clarinets, the english horn, or cor anglais), and double-reed instruments (bassoon, and [contrabassoon]).
    The Percussion family; piano, tympani, snare drums, marimba, xylophone, [vibraphone].
    And of course, a Symphonic Orchestra always has a conductor, normally armed with the traditional baton, a stick, normally white, used to conduct the beat of the song, and give cues.

    A [string quartet]/quintet, also known as a Chamber Orchestra, has no conductor, and normally the 1st violinist cues the group. These small ensembles are responsible for a genre of music called Chamber Music, music that is normally played within a home, or other small area, as opposed to an auditorium or major recital hall. Most high school orchestras are, in fact, Chamber Orchestras, normally quintets, consisting of several 1st violins, several 2nd violins, a much less number of violas, an almost equal number of cellos, and anywhere from 3 to 4 basses.

    Orchestra meaning & definition 4 of Orchestra.


  • A [natural habitat] where [Asians] [reside].

    Orchestra meaning & definition 5 of Orchestra.


  • A symphony [orchestra] consists of one hundred egomaniacs, each of whom believes they play better than everyone else. The only thing uniting them is their common hatred of [the conductor].--(My father was a professional [symphonic] musician; this was his definition.)

    Orchestra meaning & definition 6 of Orchestra.


  • Three or more people involved in a “[rusty trombone]” circle. A group of people receiving and giving [rim job] while playing each others [dongs].

    Orchestra meaning & definition 7 of Orchestra.

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