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orchestra Orchester {n} [mus.]

orchestras Orchester {pl}

orchestra member Orchestermitglied {n} [mus.]

orchestra members Orchestermitglieder {pl}

orchestra pit Orchesterraum {m}; Orchestergraben {m}

orchestra stalls Orchestersitze {pl}

orchestra Parterre {n}

to stop the orchestra abklopfen {vt} (Dirigent)

stopping the orchestra abklopfend

stopped the orchestra abgeklopft

film orchestra Filmorchester {n} [mus.]

film orchestras Filmorchester {pl}

chamber orchestra Kammerorchester {n} [mus.]

chamber orchestras Kammerorchester {pl}

church orchestra Kirchencapella {f}; Kirchenkapelle {f}

spa orchestra Kurkapelle {f}

spa orchestras Kurkapellen {pl}

concert of the spa orchestra Kurkonzert {n}

concerts of the spa orchestra Kurkonzerte {pl}

philharmonic orchestra (society) Philharmonie {f}

member of a philharmonic orchestra Philharmoniker {m}

members of a philharmonic orchestra Philharmoniker {pl}

string orchestra Streichorchester {n} [mus.]

string orchestras Streichorchester {pl}

'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra' (by Britten / work title) 'Orchesterführer für junge Leute' (von Britten / Werktitel) [mus.]

performance venue; venue [listen] Aufführungsort {m}; Spielort {m} [art]

performance venues; venues [listen] Aufführungsorte {pl}; Spielorte {pl}

The orchestra will be performing at/in several venues in the upcoming month. Das Orchester tritt im kommenden Monat an mehreren Spielorten auf.

chorus (part of a musical composition/performance) [listen] Chor {m} (Teil einer Komposition/Aufführung) [mus.]

the Hallelujah chorus from Haendel's 'Messias' der Halleljuah-Chor aus Händels 'Messias'

Symphonic Suite for Chorus and Orchestra Sinfonische Suite für (Konzert)chor und Orchester

to say sth. in chorus etw. im Chor sagen

The men's chorus comes in before the women's chorus. Der Männerchor setzt vor dem Frauenchor ein.

motet Motette {f} [mus.]

motets Motetten {pl}

Motet for Choir and Orchestra Motette für (Kirchen)chor und Orchester

note; tone [Am.] [listen] [listen] (einzelner) Ton {m} [mus.]

to give (sb.) the note (in an orchestra) (jdm.) den Ton (an)geben (im Orchester)

to strike the right note den richtigen Ton treffen

to play the the first few notes of the tune die ersten paar Töne der Melodie spielen

to have trouble hitting the high/low notes Mühe haben, die hohen/tiefen Töne zu treffen

Despite a few wrong notes, he gave a generally good performance. Trotz einiger falscher Töne war sein Vortrag insgesamt gut.

to be in; to act in; to play in mitspielen; mitwirken bei

to be in a film/movie; to act in a film in einem Film mitspielen

to play in an orchestra in einem Orchester mitspielen