a symphony orchestra
Philharmonic
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Chamber
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a prefix used to describe small scale musical activities, for example chamber symphony (a symphony for a small ensemble of pl…
Choral symphony
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a symphony that includes a chorus
Full orchestra
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an orchestra with all of its four sections; brass, percussion strings, and woodwind
Symphony
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an extended piece for full orchestra, usually serious in nature and in several movements
Symphony orchestra
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an ensemble of instruments which may have in excess of 100 members
Principal
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leader of the section of an orchestra
Orchestra
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an ensemble of players of musical instruments arranged in sections the strings, the woodwind and brass and the percussion, pl…
Orchestra pit
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an area in front of, and sometimes slightly beneath the stage in an opera house from where the orchestral musicians play