Sentence examples for sections of an orchestra from inspiring English sources

It takes the form of me introducing sections of an orchestra – the woodwind, strings, percussion and so on – and in a rather irreverent way describing how they make up the overall sound.

Specifically, cortical rhythms, or oscillations, can effectively rally groups of neurons in widely dispersed regions of the brain to engage in coordinated activity, much like a conductor will summon up various sections of an orchestra in a symphony.

He's not so much a great composer, arranging all the sections of an orchestra and getting them to come together in a bombastic finale, as he is a jazz man, taking the melodies and rhythms that are naturally at play and riffing on them so they turn out in his favor.

These are practical skills better won by sitting in the second-violin section of an orchestra and observing.

Expect exhilarating playing and inhuman noise, with Lee dragging the sounds of a wild dog fighting in the string section of an orchestra pit from her cello.

Banjo duelling is one thing, but duelling with the rampaging violin section of an orchestra relishing the sport is quite another.

There are versions of the score for 12 live string players, for one live quartet with a pre-recorded tape, and for the 36-part string section of an orchestra.

Among the key skills of top-quality orchestral players is their ability to watch the printed music at the same time as watching the conductor, while also listening to other sections of the orchestra – a sophisticated job of multi-tasking.

In the last portion of the work, Britten combines all the sections of the orchestra in an intricate fugue on a new, dancelike theme derived from the original.

Audiences at the play are often bemused by the plunging melancholy of Antonio; onscreen, however, a mood is a given thing, and we are content to be lapped within it — all the more so when Antonio is played by Jeremy Irons, whose voice could be transplanted to the cello section of a major orchestra without ado.

For a violinist fresh out of school in this day and age to land a spot in the second violin section of a regional orchestra would represent a pretty good gig.