Antonyms for orchestrate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : awr-kuh-streyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr kəˌstreɪt


Definition of orchestrate

Origin :
  • "to compose or arrange (music) for an orchestra," 1855, back-formation from orchestration. The figurative sense is attested from 1883. Related: Orchestrated; orchestrating.
  • verb organize; cause to happen
Example sentences :
  • My work with Rimsky-Korsakov consisted of his giving me pieces of classical music to orchestrate.
  • Extract from : « An Autobiography » by Igor Stravinsky
  • We agreed that I should orchestrate two parts of the opera and write the final chorus, while he undertook the rest.
  • Extract from : « An Autobiography » by Igor Stravinsky
  • He opined that Wagner did not know how to compose nor how to orchestrate; he found the music lacking in warmth.
  • Extract from : « Richard Wagner » by John F. Runciman
  • The three remaining movements are very simple, and it will be pleasant and easy to orchestrate them.
  • Extract from : « The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky » by Modeste Tchaikovsky
  • This is perhaps the reason why it now takes me three days to orchestrate a thing that I could formerly have finished in one.
  • Extract from : « The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky » by Modeste Tchaikovsky
  • True, there remained three acts to compose and orchestrate—but what was that to a Richard Wagner!
  • Extract from : « Richard Wagner » by John F. Runciman

Synonyms for orchestrate

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