an orchestra consisting only of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses
Examples of 'string orchestra' in a sentence
string orchestra
The other two works benefit from a live string orchestra on stage.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A six-piece string orchestra plays at dinner.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Two towering string orchestra masterpieces dominate this disc.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
With its slammed pitch-clusters and splattered ripple-effects this colossal string-orchestra outpouring, though only nine minutes, is as shattering today as in 1960.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Comfortable chairs, a dance floor with a six-piece string orchestra alternating with a band with brass and keyboards playing standards.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A string orchestra, bathed in eerie violet light, sit like dummies - except that their bowing arms are moving very slowly to produce a dense pitch-cluster.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He uses a simple string orchestra to describe a whole world, from aquatic murmurings to bustling cityscapes.