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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“The question is no longer whether it can dominate the training boom; it is whether it can stay central as AI spending broadens into inference, orchestration, and more customized compute.”
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
The value to enterprises and end users increasingly depends on the orchestration layer built on top of the model, such as the data sources and workflows the LLM can connect to.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
Model providers like Anthropic “are instead positioning themselves and their agents to be an orchestration layer on top of existing and incumbent systems,” the Deutsche Bank team added.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Among the most haunting is Davis’s 1958 interpretation—his muted trumpet floating above Gil Evans’s translucent orchestration, every note a sigh.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
He was, however, distinctive for his sense that the mobilization of these resources required abiding management and strategic orchestration at the national level.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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