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Definition of "orchestrally" [orchestrally]

  • In the manner of, or for the use of, an orchestra: as, music arranged orchestrally; with an orchestra: as, orchestrally accompanied.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "orchestrally" in a sentence
  • "This work treats the strings mostly orchestrally massed together, opposing the piano, and so there was a sense of easy relaxation as they sawed away."
  • "The opening bars of Richard Strauss's monumental, Nietzsche-inspired Also sprach Zarathustra may have won fame in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 but this symphonic poem is yet mightier, more intriguing and orchestrally adventurous than the film's unforgettable soundtrack suggests."
  • "Voices and narrative are brought increasingly to the fore in preparation for the choral finale, where the drama comes fully into the open and the feuds depicted orchestrally in the introduction are relived and then resolved."