>Kimberley Martin wrote:
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>>Also, does anyone know of any other blends of this sort?

In the mid 80's Emerson, Lake and Palmer recorded an album and did a
full-scale tour with a full symphony orchestra. Also, Phil Spector talked the
Beatles into using an orchestra to create his wall-of-sound on the Let It Be
album. Neither of these bands were what you would call Heavy Metal, but it was
still probably the first time many people had heard what a violin sounds like.

David Runnion
Mallorca