orchestra

noun27 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.5

A large orchestra that plays classical music.

Referring to an orchestra with all its standard instruments and members.

The area in a theater, usually in front of the stage, where the orchestra sits.

To adjust instruments to the correct pitch before playing.

To suddenly or spontaneously begin to play a piece of music.

The principal first violin player in an orchestra.

The leader of the first violin section in a symphony orchestra.

Used to indicate the conductor leading the orchestra.