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- noun Plural form of
orchestration .
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On the other hand, McGlinn, for all his excellent work in finding and editing the old scores and orchestrations, is kind of a dull stick as a conductor, with a tendency toward plodding rhythm and a sort of uniform orchestral sound (I can't really describe it in the limited space, but if you listen to all the tracks on this disc they tend to sound the same, with no instrumental colors really standing out).
Addendum Jaime J. Weinman 2004
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He called the orchestrations "rolling and rollicking."
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The concert program proudly proclaimed: "The orchestrations are the same as the original soundtracks composed by Ennio Morricone."
GreenCine Daily 2009
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I promise you, I never saw "orchestrations," plural, when I was in school.
Archive 2008-01-01 Lisa Hirsch 2008
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I promise you, I never saw "orchestrations," plural, when I was in school.
Style Points Lisa Hirsch 2008
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'orchestrations', giving the record a diverse sound with classical orchestral arrangements.
Fulldls.com 2009
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MR: You did the orchestrations for the movie Watership Down, didn't you?
Mike Ragogna: Codes, Keys, Snarks and Everlasting Love: Chatting with Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard, Mac Gayden and Mike Batt Mike Ragogna 2011
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An act of faith and a compositional tour-de-force that encompasses medieval modes and Indian rhythmic cycles, birdsong transcriptions and bold orchestrations, the "Quartet for the End of Time" is a masterwork of 20th-century chamber music.
A POW's Awe-Inspiring Act of Faith Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim 2011
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There's no new music to be gleaned, no guest stars, no massive orchestrations recasting his beloved songs from 1996's "On Avery Island" and 1998's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"—not that any superfluous adornment is needed.
The Pop Scene: Idols—Official and Unofficial Andy Beta 2012
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MR: You did the orchestrations for the movie Watership Down, didn't you?
Mike Ragogna: Codes, Keys, Snarks and Everlasting Love: Chatting with Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard, Mac Gayden and Mike Batt Mike Ragogna 2011
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