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ORCHESTRATION [1 record]

Record 1 1982-01-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
DEF

The art of writing suitably for an orchestra, band, etc.; or of scoring for these a work originally designed for another medium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
DEF

Art de répartir les différentes notes d'un morceau destiné à un ensemble entre les instruments qui composent cet ensemble, en fonction de leur timbre.

CONT

En fait, le travail du compositeur comporte deux opérations distinctes : (...) la deuxième qui est l'art de répartir le texte composé entre les divers instruments de l'orchestre est ce qu'on appelle orchestration ou instrumentation.

Spanish

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