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Orchestra vs Overture - What's the difference?

orchestra | overture |

In lang=en terms the difference between orchestra and overture

is that orchestra is 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 overture is a musical introduction to a piece of music.

orchestra

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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.
  • Derived terms

    * orchestral * (orchestra types ) chamber orchestra, orchestra in residence, philharmonic orchestra, string orchestra, symphony orchestra

    Derived terms

    * orchestrate, orchestration * orchestrina, orchestrion

    Usage 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.

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    overture

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An opening; a recess or chamber.
  • * Chapman
  • the cave's inmost overture
  • (obsolete) disclosure; discovery; revelation
  • * Shakespeare
  • It was he / That made the overture of thy treasons to us.
  • (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=April 23 , author=Angelique Chrisafis , title=François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Sarkozy gave a defiant speech, going on the offensive and betraying no hint of having been beaten. He styled the result as a "crisis" vote, by a French population which was "suffering". In a clear overture to Le Pen's voters, and the extreme-right motto of loving France, he said: "I call on all French people who put love of their country above partisan considerations, to unite and join me."}}
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 20:
  • My mother had no choice; one did not turn down such an overture from the regent.
  • (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
  • (music) a musical introduction to a piece of music.
  • Antonyms

    * (opening of a piece of music) coda

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