Meaning of INSTRUMENTATION
| Pronunciation: | | `instrumen'teyshun
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- [n] the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
- [n] the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
- [n] an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
- [n] the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra
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| | Synonyms: | | instrumentality, orchestration |
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| | See Also: | | arms, arrangement, arrangement, arranging, artefact, artifact, ceramic, connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion, container, conveyance, device, effectuation, equipment, furnishings, hardware, implement, implementation, implements of war, ironware, means, munition, musical arrangement, system, toilet article, toiletries, toiletry, transport, weaponry, weapons system | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`stru*men*ta"tion\, n.
1. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or
combination of instruments; means; agency.
Otherwise we have no sufficient instrumentation for
our human use or handling of so great a fact. --H.
Bushnell.
2. (Mus.)
(a) The arrangement of a musical composition for
performance by a number of different instruments;
orchestration; instrumental composition; composition
for an orchestra or military band.
(b) The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments;
performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect.
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