orchestration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
  2. noun the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
    instrumentation.
  3. noun an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect
    • the skillful orchestration of his political campaign

WordNet


Or`ches*tra"tion noun
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; -- called also instrumentation.

Webster 1913