Meaning of ORCHESTRATION
| Pronunciation: | | `orkustr'eyshun
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- [n] the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
- [n] an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; "the skillful orchestration of his political campaign"
- [n] an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
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| | See Also: | | arrangement, arrangement, arranging, musical arrangement | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Or`ches*tra"tion\, n. (Mus.)
The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral
treatment of a composition; -- called also {instrumentation}.
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