orchestral

UK /ˌɔɹˈkɛstɹəl/ US /ˌɔɹˈkɛstɹəl/
adj 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

1

Relating to an orchestra or to music played by an orchestra.

orchestral music/piece/sound

noun

1

An orchestral performance.

The ABC would have top-billing for the orchestral concerts and Williamsons for the recitals; we would go for a three-guinea top for the orchestrals, at that time a record; the ABC would do the front of house and the banking; [...]

I also enjoy, still using music as an analogy, when Nature segues from quieter contemplative pieces featuring fog and overcast and rain to the full orchestrals of storms: booming tympani of thunder, cymbal crashes of lightning, full-brass of wind ...

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