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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : awr-kuh-streyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr kəˌstreɪt |
Definition of orchestrate
Origin :- "to compose or arrange (music) for an orchestra," 1855, back-formation from orchestration. The figurative sense is attested from 1883. Related: Orchestrated; orchestrating.
- verb organize; cause to happen
- My work with Rimsky-Korsakov consisted of his giving me pieces of classical music to orchestrate.
- Extract from : « An Autobiography » by Igor Stravinsky
- We agreed that I should orchestrate two parts of the opera and write the final chorus, while he undertook the rest.
- Extract from : « An Autobiography » by Igor Stravinsky
- He opined that Wagner did not know how to compose nor how to orchestrate; he found the music lacking in warmth.
- Extract from : « Richard Wagner » by John F. Runciman
- The three remaining movements are very simple, and it will be pleasant and easy to orchestrate them.
- Extract from : « The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky » by Modeste Tchaikovsky
- This is perhaps the reason why it now takes me three days to orchestrate a thing that I could formerly have finished in one.
- Extract from : « The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky » by Modeste Tchaikovsky
- True, there remained three acts to compose and orchestrate—but what was that to a Richard Wagner!
- Extract from : « Richard Wagner » by John F. Runciman
Synonyms for orchestrate
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