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instrumentation
[ in-struh-men-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- the arranging of music for instruments, especially for an orchestra.
- the list of instruments for which a composition is scored.
- the use of, or work done by, instruments.
- instrumental agency; instrumentality.
- the science of developing, manufacturing, and utilizing instruments, especially those used in science and industry.
instrumentation
/ ˌɪԲٰəɛˈٱɪʃə /
noun
- the instruments specified in a musical score or arrangement
- the arrangement of a piece of music for an orchestra; orchestration
- the study of the characteristics of musical instruments
- the use of instruments or tools
- means; agency
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of instrumentation1
Example Sentences
With a high, crystal-clear voice, Flack excelled on simple ballads backed by minimal instrumentation.
“Windblown ash particles may be too large to be detected by air quality instrumentation and will not influence Air Quality Index levels,” the advisory stated.
“It was so different and that instrumentation is very unusual.”
While Harrison was not the lead songwriter for the band, he did help implement different styles of sounds like Indian instrumentation and folk-rock into the Beatles' music.
At lunch one day, the wind chill reached –59°C, says Glen Mattioli, vice president for instrumentation at the EarthScope Consortium, which operates the seismometer network.
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