INSTRUMENTATION (MUSIC)
In music, the word '''instrumentation''' is used to refer to the particular combination of musical instruments employed in a composition, and to the properties of those instruments individually. Instrumentation is also sometimes used as a synonym for orchestration, which more properly refers to a composer's or (arranger's) craft of employing instruments in varying combinations.
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| Instrumental properties |
| See also |
| References |
Instrumental properties
Writing for any instrument requires a composer or arranger to know the instrument's properties, such as:
★ the instrument's particular timbre, or range of timbres;
★ the range pitches available on the instrument, as well as its dynamic range;
★ the constraints of playing technique, such as length of breath, possible fingerings, or the average player's stamina;
★ the relative difficulty of particular music on that instrument (for example, repeated notes are much easier to play on the violin than on the piano; while trills are relatively easy on the flute, but extremely difficult on the trombone);
★ the availability of special effects or extended techniques, such as col legno playing, fluttertounge, or glissando;
★ the notation conventions for the instrument.
See also
★ Orchestra
★ String section
★ Orchestration
★ Arrangement
★ Hornbostel-Sachs instrument classification system
References
★ Randel, Don (1986). ''The New Harvard Dictionary of Music'', pp. 397, 575-577. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-61525-5 (hc)
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