instrumentation

[ in-struh-men-tey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the arranging of music for instruments, especially for an orchestra.

  2. the list of instruments for which a composition is scored.

  1. the use of, or work done by, instruments.

  2. the science of developing, manufacturing, and utilizing instruments, especially those used in science and industry.

Origin of instrumentation

1
1835–45; instrument (v.) + -ation

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British Dictionary definitions for instrumentation

instrumentation

/ (ˌɪnstrəmɛnˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the instruments specified in a musical score or arrangement

  2. the arrangement of a piece of music for an orchestra; orchestration

  1. the study of the characteristics of musical instruments

  2. the use of instruments or tools

  3. means; agency

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