Definition of ORCHESTRATION

Examples of orchestration in a Sentence

the trade respresentatives are working towards an orchestration of the two countries' often competing economic interests

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The exact schedule and menu options are still being decided, but the airline said that meal service on such a long flight takes more planning and orchestration than on shorter routes. — New York Times, "18 Hours and 45 Minutes: Longest Commercial Flight Returns to Service," 30 May 2018 Daniel Fish’s Oklahoma! is another beast entirely, using a grab bag of experimental theater tropes (and terrific new country-western orchestrations) to find the dark heart beneath this sunny American classic. — Adam Green, Vogue, "Takeaways From the 2019 Tony Nominations: Downtown Comes to Broadway," 30 Apr. 2019 Wiedlin: Working with Tom Kitt [the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner who handled the arrangement and orchestrations] has been one of the best parts of this experience. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, "The Go-Go's on Heading to Broadway With 'Head Over Heels,' Their Legacy & Inviting Mike Pence to the Play," 27 Apr. 2018 The project brims with lush orchestrations and an earthiness characteristic of K.R.I.T’s Southern musical roots. — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, "Big K.R.I.T. rediscovers what made him love music in the first place," 26 Apr. 2018 Jóhannsson was one of the most innovative contemporary composers working today, often melding electronic instrumentation with classical orchestration. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, "Jóhann Jóhannsson, Oscar-Nominated Composer, Dies at 48," 10 Feb. 2018 This fall's orchestration pairs the grit of chains and grace of music. — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, "Melodic Accessories: DLC Brooklyn," 12 Aug. 2010 Cohen is under federal criminal investigation for his orchestration of the payment, among other things. — Michael Finnegan, latimes.com, "Stormy Daniels sues Trump for defamation over 'con job' remark on Twitter," 30 Apr. 2018 For all the richness of Mr. Brown’s new orchestrations, and the vitality of a five-person dance ensemble choreographed by Rennie Harris, this staging smartly errs on the side of less is more. — Laura Collins-hughes, New York Times, "Review: Joyously Rediscovering ‘Songs for a New World’," 28 June 2018

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