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Orchestra pits

Scope note

Sunken spaces in front of the forestage from which an orchestra plays.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000100113

Term used for

pits, orchestra

Equivalent Terms used

orchestra pit

Created

12yrs ago

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