Orchestration - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Orchestration :  (noun)
1: an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
2: the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments [syn: instrumentation]
3: an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; "the skillful orchestration of his political campaign"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Orchestration : \Or`ches*tra"tion\, n. (Mus.) The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; -- called also instrumentation.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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