orchestrae

Almost all these magnificent buildings were used for ordinary theatrical performances during the 5th century. All of them, however, contain elements which are evidence that the orchestrae were not only used during musical or histrionic events but also for gladiatorial combats and hunts, which were a merciless way of eliminating huge numbers of Christians. […] Execution was performed in public, in the arenas or ochestrae of the amphitheatres and theatres, and was particularly common during the reigns of Nero, Trajan Decius, Diocletian and other of the Roman emperors.

1995, Nikos Čausidis, Macedonia: Cultural Heritage, →ISBN, pages 63, 66

Another point I'd like to address is the negative opinion of MIDI held by most of the posters here. I agree with many of the complaints given, although for most people without orchestrae at their beck and call, this is the way work gets done.

1995 May 31, John Nichols, “Re: Using MIDI to learn c”, in rec.music.compose (Usenet), message-ID <0000057300001BDE@nashville.com>

>Organization: 0040721 Ontario Inc. o/a Toronto Symphony Orchestra / Just a minor quibble, but aren't there other orchestras (or is that orchestrae) in Ontario?

1996 February 8, Andrew M. Dunn, “Re: orchestra.on.ca registered”, in can.domain (Usenet), message-ID <1996Feb08.131834.29696@mongrel.adscorp.on.ca>

Music does not claim that e.g. the position of all the orchestrae in the world, at the moment of your birth, somehow determines your personality, or that the movement of these orchestrae somehow determines events of your life.

1996 March 19, Paul Schlyter, “Re: Why scientists cannot accept astrology (L.FrederickFile)”, in alt.astrology (Usenet), message-ID <4in0ng$q72@electra.saaf.se>

Having played in enough wind ensembles and orchestras (orchestrae?) from elementary school until I graduated from college, and having played enough Wagner to gag Brunhilde, all I can ask is / YOUR FATHER COULD SLEEP THROUGH *THAT*?

1997 December 9, Mike Reaser, “Re: dichotomies”, in soc.motss (Usenet), message-ID <349109b4.77343480@news.mindspring.com>