Definition of Orchestrations

1. Noun. (plural of orchestration) ¹

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Definition of Orchestrations

1. orchestration [n] - See also: orchestration

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orchestrations

orchestra hit
orchestra pit
orchestral
orchestral bells
orchestrally
orchestras
orchestrate
orchestrated
orchestrater
orchestraters
orchestrates
orchestrating
orchestration
orchestrational
orchestrations
orchestrator
orchestrators
orchestre
orchestrelle
orchestrelles
orchestric
orchestrina
orchestrinas
orchestrion
orchestrions
orchi-
orchialgia
orchichorea
orchid

Literary usage of Orchestrations

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1921)
"... from Vachel Lindsay's rich orchestrations of the white pioneer, the Negro and the Chinaman, to the aboriginal tunes of Dr. Gordon and Miss Skinner; ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1905)
"The concerts accompanying their little social gatherings may well be placed among the choicest of insect orchestrations. ..."

3. Mark Twain: A Biography : the Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne by Albert Bigelow Paine (1912)
"He attended, and willingly, or at least patiently, sat through the various recitals and orations and orchestrations, dreaming and remembering, no doubt, ..."

4. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (1912)
"In 1912 orchestrations of some of the most popular songs were published. The journal of the fraternity, called the Beta Theia Pi, was first issued December ..."

5. The Victrola Book of the Opera: Stories of the Operas with Illustrations by Samuel Holland Rous, Victor Talking Machine Company (1921)
"He came beneath Wagnerian influence, and the shifting tonalities, brilliant orchestrations,—married to vivid rhythm and charming melodies,—which constitute ..."

6. Mezzotints in Modern Music: Brahms, Tschaïkovsky, Chopin, Richard Strauss by James Huneker (1899)
"It is admitted at the outset by all musicians that the orchestrations of the two concertos in E and F minor of Chopin are meagre and conventional, ..."

7. Greek Genius, and Other Essaysby John Jay Chapman by John Jay Chapman (1915)
"What wonder, then, that such a man should value those magnificent orchestrations of the great costumed ages of the past? But Balzac had no taste for luxury. ..."

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