ORCHESTRATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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))

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)