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Recent Examples of orchestral
Beck is hitting the road this summer for another run of orchestral shows.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
Films like Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings, and Titanic all have them: epic orchestral scores from Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, and James Horner that soundtrack the battles and tragedies occurring onscreen.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Released last November, the creative infused her brooding, futuristic sound into a full-fledged orchestral production.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Celebrations of his life continued in the months that followed with the release of a special edition MetroCard featuring his image, as well as an orchestral tribute to his music at Lincoln Center.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
Films like Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings, and Titanic all have them: epic orchestral scores from Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, and James Horner that soundtrack the battles and tragedies occurring onscreen.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Released last November, the creative infused her brooding, futuristic sound into a full-fledged orchestral production.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Celebrations of his life continued in the months that followed with the release of a special edition MetroCard featuring his image, as well as an orchestral tribute to his music at Lincoln Center.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestral
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Best of all was the song on which two bandmates faced each other for a long harmonic guitar duel that spiraled up, up, and away.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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Engineers determined the most likely cause of the propellant leak was a harmonic response several times stronger than predicted, suggesting the vibrations during the ship's climb into space were in resonance with the vehicle's natural frequency.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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This loft echoes the area’s artistic roots with bright peachy paint accentuated by tonal artwork and accents.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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Those qualities don’t necessarily dominate Music, which is more interested in reveling in the tonal breadth of the voice.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of mechanical rollers, this mask uses inflating and deflating mechanisms to gently squeeze around your eyes and temples, creating a rhythmic, pulse-like massage.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
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Eight weeks later, duo La T y La M achieved its second top 10 as the rhythmic cumbia climbed 12-8 last November.—
Billboard Argentina,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
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Kosky, more than most directors, is sensitive to its polyphonic structure in his staging, which moves around, repeats and trims material throughout to make the show move briskly and with a light hand, allowing the subtext its slithering grace.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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The movie’s polyphonic introduction is also not sustained.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Learning Greene’s chordal vocabulary on this record, living in his perfect counterpoint, is a constant inspiration for me.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
2 Mar. 2020
Adjective
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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One listener can fully dig into the lore, while another can focus solely on the melodies and lyrical themes.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
14 Mar. 2025
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Chagall’s fascination with Mediterranean light magnifies the vibrant colors and imagery of this lyrical narrative underscoring his playful, pioneering experimentation.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.—
Seth Colter Walls,
New York Times,
26 Aug. 2022
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Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
25 June 2022
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“Orchestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestral. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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