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philharmonics

noun

plural of philharmonic

as in orchestras

a usually large group of musicians playing together served as a conductor for the philharmonic

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By the end of the 1920s, major theater chains were dispensing with the organists and pit orchestras that had accompanied silent films.

— David Woodard, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Yoto invests millions of dollars a year in original content, using human translators and live orchestras – sometimes as many as four at once – original scores and full cast recordings.

— Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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The new project on my hard drive focuses not on songs or symphonies but on cruelty, injustice, dishonesty, and the politics of everyday language.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
In his first years, Dudamel explored standard symphonic repertory with immersions into the symphonies and worlds of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Dvorak and Ives, often in context with new music.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

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