orchestration
NounUS[awr-kuh-strey-shuhn]/ˌɔrkəˈstreɪʃən/4 syllables
Synonyms:
instrumentation
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or bandType of musical arrangement, arrangement
- the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instrumentsSynonyms: instrumentationType of arrangement, arranging
- an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect“the skillful orchestration of his political campaign”Type of arrangement, arranging
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Or′ches·tra′tion noun
Music The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; — called also instrumentation.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54