English-German translations for orchestra

• Orchester das
  Herr Barroso, Sie sind der Dirigent eines recht seltsamen Orchesters. Mr Barroso, you are a rather strange orchestra conductor.
  Während die Stadt beschossen wurde, hat das Orchester geprobt und das Winterfestival mit all seiner Kunst und Kultur wurde fortgesetzt. The orchestra rehearsed while the city was being shelled, and the winter festival full of arts and culture continued.
  Wir hatten ein Orchester, wir hatten eine Hymne, wir hatten einen Chor; Heute haben wir mit der Hymne begonnen, nicht wahr? We had an orchestra, we had the anthem, we had a choir; we started today, did we not, with the anthem.
• Orchestergraben der

Definition of orchestra

• A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group
• The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes used by other performers

Related words

• orchestral
• orchestrate
• orchestration
• orchestrator
• orchestra pit
• orchestral music
• symphony orchestra
• chamber orchestra
• string orchestra