orchestration
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
orchestration
n 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:
{orchestration}, {instrumentation}]
3: an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum
effect; "the skillful orchestration of his political
campaign"
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "orchestration":
Nachtmusik, absolute music, adaptation, air varie, aleatory,
aleatory music, arrangement, chamber music, chamber orchestra,
composition, descant, electronic music, etude, exercise,
harmonization, incidental music, instrumental music,
instrumentation, intonation, invention, modulation, nocturne, opus,
phrasing, piece, preparation, production, program music,
resolution, ricercar, score, setting, solution, sonata, sonatina,
string orchestra, string quartet, study, suspension,
theme and variations, tone painting, transcription, trio,
variation, work
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