Orchestra vs Opus - What's the difference?
orchestra | opus |
(music) 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.
A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.
A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
A work, especially of art.
As nouns the difference between orchestra and opus
is that orchestra is (music) 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 while opus is a work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.orchestra
English
(wikipedia orchestra)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* orchestral * (orchestra types ) chamber orchestra, orchestra in residence, philharmonic orchestra, string orchestra, symphony orchestraDerived terms
* orchestrate, orchestration * orchestrina, orchestrionUsage notes
* In British English, "The orchestra are'' tuning up" is often used, implying the individual members. In the US, one would almost always hear "The orchestra ''is tuning up", implying a collective.Anagrams
* ----opus
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Noun
(en-noun)- Beethoven's ''opus'' eighteen quartets are considered by many to be the beginning of the Romantic era.
- The painter's last opus was a dedication to all things living, in a surprising contrast to all of his prior work.