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Definition of 'string orchestra'

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string orchestra in British English

noun
an orchestra consisting only of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses
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Set this in the context of a jazz quartet and a small string orchestra and you have a potent combination.
The Guardian (2015)
As it begins, a string orchestra joins in, playing the melody so quietly it's almost subliminal.
The Guardian (2020)
None of these techniques are new to modernist writing for string orchestra.
The Guardian (2016)
I can name the pieces for a proper string orchestra on two hands.
The Guardian (2015)
With a string orchestra, hip hop and classical vocalists and contemporary dancers, she created a performance about falling in and out of love with our nation.
The Guardian (2015)
The other two works benefit from a live string orchestra on stage.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
With its slammed pitch-clusters and splattered ripple-effects this colossal string-orchestra outpouring, though only nine minutes, is as shattering today as in 1960.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Comfortable chairs, a dance floor with a six-piece string orchestra alternating with a band with brass and keyboards playing standards.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A string orchestra, bathed in eerie violet light, sit like dummies - except that their bowing arms are moving very slowly to produce a dense pitch-cluster.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He uses a simple string orchestra to describe a whole world, from aquatic murmurings to bustling cityscapes.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
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