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» For the use of the term "orchestration" in computer science, see orchestration (computers)Orchestration is the study or practice of writing
music for
orchestra (or, more loosely, for any
musical ensemble) or of adapting for orchestra music composed for another medium. It only gradually over the course of music history came to be regarded as a compositional art in itself.
There are two general kinds of adaptation:
transcription, which closely follows the original piece, and
arrangement, which tends to change significant aspects of the original piece. In practice, however, the terms
transcription and
arrangement are often used interchangeably.
Orchestration applies, strictly speaking, only to the orchestra, whereas the term
instrumentation applies to all instrumental groups.
Instrumentation in this sense subsumes orchestration. In the study of orchestration — in contradistinction to the practice — the term
instrumentation may also refer to consideration of the defining characteristics of individual instruments rather than to the art of combining instruments.
In commercial music, especially musical theatre and film music, independent orchestrators are often used because it's difficult to meet tight deadlines when the same person is required both to compose and to orchestrate.
Film orchestrators often work from a
short score (that is, a score written on several
musical staves). Broadway orchestrators are more likely to work from a piano score (as does
Jonathan Tunick when he orchestrates
Stephen Sondheim's songs, for example) or from a lead sheet. In the latter case, arranging as well as orchestration will be involved.
Historically significant orchestration texts
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