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Meanings of string ensemble in English

Russian
струнный оркестр
Spanish
orquesta de cuerda
Catalan
orquestra de corda
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Musical ensemble.

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        струнный оркестр
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        Electronic musical instrument simulating the sound of a string ensemble.

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              Examples for "strings"
              Examples for "strings"
              1
              Many believe he is actually the one pulling the strings in government.
              The South African
              2
              She didn't know, of course, that my offer came with strings attached.
              Shadow of an angel
              3
              Upon second thought, however, she opens her purse-strings and delivers the specie.
              Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
              4
              Congress holds the federal purse strings and seldom approves presidents' budget plans.
              Reuters
              5
              If cleaning the house doesn't work, try hanging garlic up on strings.
              Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
              1
              None of these techniques are new to modernist writing for string orchestra.
              The Guardian
              2
              John Ritchie shows his consummate craft in this charming work for string orchestra.
              Radio NZ
              3
              From some concealed place came the music of a string orchestra.
              Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
              4
              It's a rhythm section, five singers and a string orchestra.
              The Guardian
              5
              During the war, he led a string orchestra which gave camp concerts for soldiers in training.
              Radio NZ
              Usage of string ensemble in English
              1
              Peter Hoar reviews last Saturday night's one off NZ concert by touring Italian Baroque string ensemble.
              Radio NZ
              2
              A few discordant musical notes announced that the string ensemble in the main salon was also getting ready.
              The Sails of Tau Ceti
              3
              The mellow-toned viola is often overshadowed in a string ensemble - but not this week, as Wellington to hosts the 2017 International Viola Congress.
              Radio NZ
              4
              A small string ensemble played an instrumental arrangement of the Beatles' "Let It Be" as everyone rose from their chairs and started to mingle.
              Seven Minutes in Heaven
              5
              Redefine Properties proudly sponsored the tour of the UK for the young and talented musicians of The Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble in July.
              The South African
              6
              The Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble is internationally renowned for its stylistic approach to baroque, classical and romantic repertoire, as well...
              The South African
              7
              Richard Rodney Bennett Reflections on a theme of William Walton for 11 solo strings were written in 1985 for the conductorless Guildhall String Ensemble.
              The Irish Times
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