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säveltää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compose verb To make up or form the parts of something.
  • orchestrate verb To arrange a piece of music so it can be performed by an orchestra.

Senses

säveltää is used for these senses in English:

  • compose (transitive, or, intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
  • orchestrate (transitive) To compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance.
  • set to music (music) To adapt a literary work by adding music (and often song)

compose — full definition

  1. verb To make up or form the parts of something.
  2. verb To create a piece of music or writing.
  3. verb To calm oneself or bring one's emotions under control.

orchestrate — full definition

  1. verb To arrange a piece of music so it can be performed by an orchestra.
  2. verb To carefully plan and coordinate the different parts of something complex to produce a particular result.

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