compositional

[kahm-puh-zish-uhn-uhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to the process or skill of composing musical or written work.

2. of or relating to the elements of a scene or picture, or the arrangement of these elements for maximum effect, as in painting or photography.

3. of or relating to the parts, elements, or ingredients of a substance or the way they are combined or arranged.

Example Sentences

Written two or three years ago, it shares its compositional DNA with Raye's Where Is My Husband!

From BBC

Dressed in all-white formalwear, the band took care to show how much compositional rigor went into this album’s laid-back feeling.

From Los Angeles Times

All this suggests that the last common ancestor of chimpanzees, bonobos and humans likely also produced compositional structures.

From Salon

Indeed, all of the UK's 88 points came from professional juries of songwriters, whose job it is to recognise compositional craft.

From BBC

Caillebotte’s best paintings exploit such savvy compositional drama, which signals a keen awareness of performing for a viewer standing in front of the canvas.

From Los Angeles Times