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Recent Examples of orchestral
Also surprising was the utter lack of any dancing during the 10-minute Dance of the Seven Veils orchestral piece (at least at Friday’s performance).
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The propulsive sometimes ominous orchestral music score from Sharon Farber stresses the points being made.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
The clip ends with an orchestral final part to show a reflective Yungblud singing over a soft guitar from the peak of a mountain.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
The songs for each character have a slightly different texture musically, but the score, overall, is a hybrid of indie pop/rock music and cinematic orchestral scoring.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The propulsive sometimes ominous orchestral music score from Sharon Farber stresses the points being made.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
The clip ends with an orchestral final part to show a reflective Yungblud singing over a soft guitar from the peak of a mountain.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
The songs for each character have a slightly different texture musically, but the score, overall, is a hybrid of indie pop/rock music and cinematic orchestral scoring.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestral
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Engineers determined the most likely cause of the propellant leak was a harmonic response several times stronger than predicted, suggesting the vibrations during the ship's climb into space were in resonance with the vehicle's natural frequency.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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Telemetry indicated the fire broke out after propellant lines leading to one of the Raptors ruptured due to unexpected harmonic vibrations.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Season 7’s sleek, six-episode lineup is drawing some of its best reviews to date, with critics praising the emotional complexity, tonal range, and sharp storytelling.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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There was a lot of tonal discussion and back and forth.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Every spring, between March and April, a rhythmic, ancient spectacle unfolds across the Platte River Valley.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Along the boardwalk, a rhythmic, green light flashes on the outdoor CO2 detectors – a constant reminder that the area is not out of the woods yet.—
Colette Davidson,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Apr. 2025
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In turn, her fiction felt lively and polyphonic.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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The movie’s polyphonic introduction is also not sustained.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Hudson buttressed Al Kooper’s original organ part into a chordal fortress, part of an incendiary performance that surges to peak after peak.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Learning Greene’s chordal vocabulary on this record, living in his perfect counterpoint, is a constant inspiration for me.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2024
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The outlet unveiled its definitive ranking on Monday (April 7), placing Minaj at the top spot based on a comprehensive set of criteria, including chart performance, cultural impact, lyrical skill, longevity, and flow.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Set in Watts, the film is a lyrical, neo-realist snapshot of a community, family, and slaughterhouse worker all coping with the monotony and powerlessness society forces them to endure.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2025
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In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.—
Seth Colter Walls,
New York Times,
26 Aug. 2022
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Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
25 June 2022
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“Orchestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orchestral. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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