orchestration
Americannoun
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the composition or arrangement of music for performance by a band or orchestra, or the music so composed or arranged.
Holst's iconic musical portrayal of the planets and their astrological significance delights audiences with its rich orchestration and memorable melodies.
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the instruments used in such a composition or arrangement; instrumentation.
Handel's original orchestration was for strings and continuo with occasional trumpets and drums.
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the plans or planning necessary to arrange something or cause something to happen.
The book chronicles the Empress Dowager’s selection as a concubine and her orchestration of the coup that made her the de facto ruler of China.
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Computers. an automated series of processes to configure, coordinate, or manage computer systems, data, or software.
A successful cloud strategy requires orchestration of on-demand provisioning processes and coordination of cloud resources.
Other Word Forms
- reorchestration noun
Etymology
Origin of orchestration
First recorded in 1830–40; orchestrat(e) ( def. ) + -ion ( def. )
Example Sentences
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These products allow customers to build custom AI agents with governance and security controls, making Microsoft a critical player in the “orchestration layer” to manage chatbots, Borges wrote.
From MarketWatch
The orchestrations are just so beautiful — fresh but really classic.
From Los Angeles Times
Knowledge architects don’t draw blueprints, conversation designers don’t foster dialogue between people, and orchestration engineers don’t work with musical instruments.
Among the most haunting is Davis’s 1958 interpretation—his muted trumpet floating above Gil Evans’s translucent orchestration, every note a sigh.
Traditional ownership models, fleets, warehouses and even labor could be replaced by dynamic orchestration of perfectly used assets.
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