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Orchestration

nounid 100392·updated May 18, 2026
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the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments

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Variants

synonym
instrumentation
plural
Orchestrations
possessive
Orchestration's
pluralpossessive
Orchestrations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
§2
an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect
§3
an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
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