Instrumentation (music)
- Instrumentation (music)
In
music , the word "instrumentation" is used to refer to the particular combination ofmusical instrument s employed in a composition, and to the properties of those instruments individually. Instrumentation is also sometimes used as a synonym fororchestration , which more properly refers to anorchestrator 's,composer 's or (arranger's) craft of employing instruments in varying combinations.Instrumental properties
Writing for any instrument requires a composer or arranger to know the instrument's properties, such as:
* the instrument's particulartimbre , 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 theviolin than on thepiano ; whiletrill s are relatively easy on theflute , but extremely difficult on thetrombone );
* the availability of special effects or extended techniques, such ascol legno playing,fluttertounge , orglissando ;
* the notation conventions for the instrument.ee also
*
Orchestra
*String section
*Orchestration
*Arrangement
*Hornbostel-Sachs instrument classification systemReferences
*Randel, Don (1986). "The New Harvard Dictionary of Music", pp. 397, 575-577. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-61525-5 (hc)
Further reading
*Treatise on Instrumentation by Hector Berlioz and Richard Strauss
*Instrumentation by J. Addler
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