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ORCHESTRATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
Synonyms:
instrumentation; orchestration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("orchestration" is a kind of...):
arrangement; arranging; transcription (the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music)
Derivation:
orchestrate (write an orchestra score for)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect
Example:
the skillful orchestration of his political campaign
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("orchestration" is a kind of...):
arrangement; arranging; transcription (the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music)
Derivation:
orchestrate (plan and direct (a complex undertaking))
Sense 3
Meaning:
An arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("orchestration" is a kind of...):
arrangement; musical arrangement (a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments)
Derivation:
orchestrate (write an orchestra score for)
