orchestration
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- noun
- /ˌɔrkəˈstreɪʃən/
- Specialized
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orquestación
- Our most recent show was Chess, and the orchestration consisted of strings, some wind and brass, percussion, piano, and synthesizers.
- band orchestration
- Orff orchestration
- rhythm and orchestration
Examples
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Now we will demonstrate the orchestration of Monsieur Desplat's musical suite.
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Here are some basic ideas to help you get started with steel band arranging and orchestration.
Academic text (2010) -
It's not just the orchestration by having more of a symphonic sound, it's the way you put these things together.
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Now, musical interpretation, vocal style, and orchestration are crucial for the success of a song.
Academic text (1993) -
A selection of English carols in full orchestration will round out the program.
Blog text (22) -
The first jazz work considered more than just dance music, this piece brought attention to Ellington's genius in orchestration.
Academic text (1999) -
Since the beginning of recorded film soundtracks, many Indian film songs have had Western orchestrations.
Academic text (2006) -
The orchestration is mostly just for strings and continuo, though three numbers have various woodwinds in them.
Academic text (2000) -
Our Pictures at an Exhibition was, of course, the Stokowski orchestration of Modest Mussorgsky's masterpiece for piano.
Academic text (2007) -
The orchestration of the symphony highlighted the unique sound of each instrument.
Synonyms
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A version of a piece of music written for different instruments or voices
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Instruments used in a musical piece and how they are arranged
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A version of a song changed for certain voices or instruments
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Making a piece of music fit for different instruments or voices
How Orchestrated
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Surface Forms
Morphology
orchestration = orchestrate (transparent) = orchestrate + ion
A straightforward nominalization of the verb 'orchestrate' meaning the act of arranging musical parts, so learners who know 'orchestrate' can infer the noun.
Etymology
Orchestration comes from orchestra, which means 'a group of musicians' and originally referred to 'a place for dancing', so it started as the art of arranging music for an orchestra. So in music, orchestration means choosing which instruments play which parts to create the sound you want.