orchestration
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or·ches·tra·tion
(ôr′kĭ-strā′shən)n.
1.
a. A musical composition that has been orchestrated.
b. Arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.
2. Arrangement or control: orchestration of events.
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Noun 1. orchestration - an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
musical arrangement, arrangement - a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
2. orchestration - the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
3. orchestration - an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; "the skillful orchestration of his political campaign"
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
orchestration
[ˌɔːrkɪsˈtreɪʃən] n [event, situation] → orchestration f
his skilful orchestration of nationalist feeling → son habile orchestration du sentiment nationaliste
his skilful orchestration of nationalist feeling → son habile orchestration du sentiment nationaliste
[music] → orchestration f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
orchestration
n → Orchestrierung f, → Orchesterbearbeitung f
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