to arrange
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4.6
- verb
- /əˈreɪndʒ/
:
arreglar (música)
- She recently arranged several classical pieces for a small ensemble to perform.
- arranging music
- arrange a song
- arrange a piece
Examples
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We recently sang a song I arranged for them called "Esta Soy Yo" "This Is Me."
Academic text (2015) -
The singer recorded over 300 fully arranged songs before winnowing down the album to seventeen.
Academic text (2017) -
But first of all, he he, he loved music and he arranged elements like this.
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Students create and arrange short songs and instrumental pieces within specific guidelines.
Academic text (2012) -
Uh, you produced it, you arranged it, you hustled it...
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It is my last reception, and I rely on you... to arrange my music for me.
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To "organize" classically means three things: to supply with organs, to arrange musical parts, and to put in order.
Academic text (2017) -
After finishing the program, he told the director he would like to learn something about arranging music for strings.
Academic text (2015) -
Performing jazz or mariachi music arranged for concert band or orchestra is a possibility.
Academic text (2005) -
Now, Mr. Britten arranges the Purcell theme for the string family.
Synonyms
68
6.0
To prepare words or music for a performance
4
6.8
To arrange music for an orchestra to play
1
5.1
To rewrite music so it can be played on a different instrument
To write parts for different instruments in a piece of music
To write music so different instruments can play together
How Elaborate
- Specialized
4
6.8
- Specialized
30
7.0
26
4.6
178
3.2
- Specialized
1
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Arrange comes from old French arranger meaning 'to put in order', similar to the English range, and that idea of reordering explains its musical use. So to arrange a song is to put its parts in a new order so different instruments or voices can perform it.