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Orchestration

The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; -- called also instrumentation.

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Arrangement 76% connected

The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.

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Arranging 76% connected

of Arrange

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Transcription 76% connected

The act or process of transcribing, or copying; as, corruptions creep into books by repeated transcriptions.

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Instrument 74% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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Instrument 74% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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Organize 74% connected

To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter;…

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Organize 74% connected

To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter;…

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Instrumentation 92% connected

The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency.

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a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"

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(medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)

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a word borrowed from another language; e.g. ‘blitz’ is a German word borrowed into modern English

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a word borrowed from another language; e.g. ‘blitz’ is a German word borrowed into modern English

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Oral communication noun · 78% connection

(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of…

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the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

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the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

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(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of…

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Bravura noun · 78% connection

A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or the technical force…

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Bugle noun · 78% connection

A copper instrument of the horn quality of tone, shorter and more conical that the trumpet, sometimes keyed; formerly much used in mil…

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Cantata noun · 78% connection

A poem set to music; a musical composition comprising choruses, solos, interludes, etc., arranged in a somewhat dramatic manner; origi…

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Chemistry noun · 78% connection

That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterati…

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Concertante noun · 78% connection

A concert for two or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment. Also adjectively; as, concertante parts.

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Concertmeister noun · 78% connection

The head violinist or leader of the strings in an orchestra; the sub-leader of the orchestra; concert master.

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Concerto noun · 78% connection

A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief aga…

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Conformation noun · 78% connection

The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.

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Construction noun · 78% connection

The arrangement and connection of words in a sentence; syntactical arrangement.

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Counterpoint noun · 78% connection

Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony.

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Cure noun · 78% connection

Medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; a method of medical treatment; as, to use the water cure.

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Drum noun · 78% connection

An instrument of percussion, consisting either of a hollow cylinder, over each end of which is stretched a piece of skin or vellum, to…

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