An orchestra (/ˈɔːrkɪstrə/; OR-ki-strə) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families... 70 KB (7,557 words) - 12:28, 2 May 2024 |
Duke Ellington (redirect from Duke Ellington and His Orchestra) an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington... 89 KB (9,757 words) - 17:21, 30 April 2024 |
Manchester Orchestra is an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, that formed in 2004. The group's current line-up is composed of lead singer... 42 KB (3,495 words) - 16:07, 11 March 2024 |
The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy... 60 KB (6,060 words) - 16:01, 2 May 2024 |
The Orchestra may refer to: The Orchestra (band), a rock band formed by former members of the Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II The Orchestra (app)... 605 bytes (107 words) - 15:28, 7 November 2023 |
The Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 (Russian: Сюита для джазового оркестра №2) is a suite by Dmitri Shostakovich. It was written in 1938 for the newly... 2 KB (183 words) - 04:22, 12 April 2024 |
The Mahavishnu Orchestra was a jazz fusion band formed in New York City in 1971, led by English guitarist John McLaughlin. The group underwent several... 36 KB (2,223 words) - 03:27, 13 April 2024 |
A youth orchestra is an orchestra made of young musicians, typically ranging from pre-teens or teenagers to those of conservatory age. Depending on the... 5 KB (457 words) - 16:23, 21 October 2023 |
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra were an American swing dance band formed by Glenn Miller in 1938. Arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing... 33 KB (3,245 words) - 18:54, 27 March 2024 |
Conducting (redirect from Orchestra conductor) many conductors is conducting amateur orchestras, such as youth orchestras, school orchestras and community orchestras. A small number of conductors become... 45 KB (5,969 words) - 20:48, 2 May 2024 |
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra was an American jazz group, founded by Carla Bley and Michael Mantler in 1965, to perform orchestral avant-garde jazz. Its... 4 KB (326 words) - 06:55, 11 December 2023 |
Discovery is the eighth studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released on 1 June 1979 in the United Kingdom by Jet Records... 17 KB (1,176 words) - 05:06, 12 March 2024 |
Barcelona Gipsy balKan Orchestra (BGKO) is a band created in 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. The band draws on many musical influences, including Klezmer music... 6 KB (558 words) - 10:02, 11 February 2024 |
The Salsoul Orchestra was the backing band of session musicians for many acts on the New York City label Salsoul Records and, under its own name, recorded... 10 KB (501 words) - 14:20, 24 March 2024 |
Glenn Miller Orchestra is a band formed after the loss of Glenn Miller, named in memory of him and the original Glenn Miller Orchestra. There was a short... 8 KB (609 words) - 18:20, 13 April 2024 |
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is an American big band and jazz orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis. The Orchestra is part of Jazz at Lincoln Center... 6 KB (536 words) - 05:23, 2 April 2024 |
Ella Fitzgerald (redirect from Ella Fitzgerald Orchestra) adolescence, Fitzgerald found stability in musical success with the Chick Webb Orchestra, performing across the country but most often associated with the Savoy... 63 KB (7,021 words) - 00:03, 28 April 2024 |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34, is a 1945 musical composition by Benjamin Britten with a subtitle Variations and Fugue on a Theme of... 10 KB (897 words) - 04:24, 19 March 2024 |
Glenn Miller (redirect from Glenn Miller & His Orchestra) the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra, was also popular and successful. Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was the best-selling recording band from... 99 KB (11,539 words) - 16:55, 27 April 2024 |
The Bogyiszló Orchestra is a Hungarian folk orchestra that plays dance music, and was associated with the Busójárás carnival in Mohács. Broughton, Simon... 586 bytes (58 words) - 23:54, 26 September 2023 |
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41–45 is a tactical first-person shooter video game based on its predecessor Red Orchestra: Combined Arms. After winning the Make... 13 KB (1,445 words) - 21:39, 1 November 2023 |
A radio orchestra (or broadcast orchestra) is an orchestra employed by a radio network (and sometimes television networks) in order to provide programming... 5 KB (616 words) - 05:21, 28 October 2023 |
Leopold Stokowski (redirect from Leopold Stokowski And The Philadelphia Orchestra) the orchestras he directed. Stokowski was music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, New... 59 KB (6,882 words) - 19:23, 19 April 2024 |
The Johann Strauss Orchestra is a pops orchestra founded in the Netherlands by André Rieu in 1987. The orchestra is well known for performing classical... 6 KB (482 words) - 10:29, 11 September 2023 |
The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16- to 18-piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in... 27 KB (3,330 words) - 07:26, 30 April 2024 |
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is an American rock band founded in 1996 by producer, composer, and lyricist Paul O'Neill, who brought together Jon Oliva... 60 KB (6,175 words) - 03:31, 2 May 2024 |