instrumentation

American  

[in-struh-men-tey-shuhn] / ˌɪn strə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the arranging of music for instruments, especially for an orchestra.

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

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

4. instrumental agency; instrumentality.

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

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instrumentation British  

/ ˌɪnstrəmɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the instruments specified in a musical score or arrangement

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

3. the study of the characteristics of musical instruments

4. the use of instruments or tools

5. means; agency

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Etymology

Origin of instrumentation

1835–45; instrument (v.) + -ation

Example Sentences

“If we didn’t have any instrumentation, we could have launched something great that showed up wonderful on video, but we wouldn’t know if it performed well.”

From Los Angeles Times

Throughout their discography, Irreversible Entanglements have seamlessly incorporated electronic elements such as synthesizers and modern postproduction into many of their compositions, which primarily feature otherwise organic instrumentation and textures.

From Los Angeles Times

She retains the delicacy of the instrumentation, but introduces a gorgeous complexity that, in someone else’s hands, would be too much, but here, simply enhances the vocal delivery.

From Salon

The mixture of digitally warped instrumentation that emphasizes its artificiality and cinematic string arrangements that evoke the melodrama of old Hollywood is pleasingly jarring and disorienting.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Here at Penn State, we have modified instrumentation that allows us to make isotopic measurements on really low abundances of organic compounds like glycine," Baczynski said.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• apparatus
• instrument