The phrase "a compilation of excerpts" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a collection of selected passages or segments from various sources, such as books, articles, or speeches.
Example: "The anthology is a compilation of excerpts from classic literature that highlights the evolution of storytelling."
Alternatives: "a collection of passages" or "an assortment of selections".
Jerome Robbins' Broadway, a compilation of excerpts from 11 Broadway musicals that Robbins had directed or choreographed, opened on Broadway in 1989.
"How can he know that Betts 'deliberately' suppressed this sentence, in what was a compilation of excerpts, not full letters?" she asked, noting that Betts's edition contains many far worse details about Jefferson's treatment of slaves.
"Journals," a compilation of excerpts from Mr. Cobain's notebooks, has been a fixture in the best-seller lists of Publishers Weekly, The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times since its release in November.
The retrospective comprises nineteen ballets, including a few rarities — like "Dybbuk" and "Les Noces" — plus a compilation of excerpts of Broadway hits like "On the Town" and "Fiddler on the Roof".
The tailor-made "Le Pillow Thirteen" is a compilation of excerpts, many by the founder Samuel Murez, in a variety of styles, from the neo-mime of "Me2," a miniature inspired by a playful poem by Raymond Federman, to the William Forsythe-like convolutions of "Processes of Intricacy".
The soundtrack album's "Hot Fuzz Suite" is a compilation of excerpts from Arnold's score.
"It's a compilation of about 40 songs," Mr. Newman said.
This document is a compilation of book excerpts, memorandums, and journal articles.
To mark the moment, he is publishing a compilation of lengthy excerpts from his work over the years, fiction and nonfiction, essays and journalism.
"Pop," first performed in 2002, is a little like a compilation of dance excerpts from a feel-good musical: there may be an ostensible setting, but there is no real intent to illuminate dramatic situations, explore human emotions or push choreographic boundaries.
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