Sentence examples for orchestra augmented by from inspiring English sources

The orchestra, augmented by theorbos and harpsichords, played stylishly if a bit heftily.

It is made up of players from the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the band that Abbado founded with graduates from the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, augmented by some of the finest chamber musicians and orchestral players in the world.

Mr. Schaefer and Mr. Treuting, during their interview, sparred over whether the ensemble here should be regarded as an expanded version of So Percussion or a string orchestra augmented by a hefty arsenal of drums and noisemakers.

Other musically talented doctors, medical students and health professionals rushed to join, and the orchestra, augmented by lay players from Westchester and the Bronx, quickly swelled to its current roster of 55 members.

The album's most obvious precedent is Holiday's classic "Lady in Satin," recorded in 1958, not long before the singer's death, with Ray Ellis conducting an orchestra augmented by top-flight jazz soloists.

In "La Passione" (2002) Mr. Andriessen set six extracts from Dino Campana's "Canti Orfici" ("Orphic Songs") for soprano, solo violin and an orchestra augmented by electric guitar and bass, cimbalom and synthesizer.

Mr. Mitchell's chatty dialogue unspools naturally, flowing in lyrical strands over bruised harmonies, fidgeting rhythms and patches of haunted stasis, played by a 26-piece orchestra augmented with subtle electronic effects.

Lindberg made his name with a gripping piece called "Kraft" (1983-85), whorchestrastra is augmented by scrap-metal percussion and a conductor blowing a whistle.

He was a creator of both subtle underscoring and grand, sweeping themes, not only writing for conventional orchestras (sometimes augmented by the more exotic instrumentation of other cultures) but also experimenting with electronic sounds later in his career.

The trumpets let out a piercing flubbed note in the first bar, and many misadventures followed; at times, it sounded as though a civic orchestra had been augmented by members of a high-school marching band.

The ripieno normally consisted of a string orchestra with continuo, often augmented by woodwinds or brass instruments.