ORCHESTRATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orchestration mean? 

• ORCHESTRATION (noun)
  The noun ORCHESTRATION has 3 senses:

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

3. an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect

  Familiarity information: ORCHESTRATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORCHESTRATION (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

instrumentation; orchestration

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 3

Meaning:

An arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the skillful orchestration of his political campaign

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))