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Instrumentation and orchestration
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BBD a10009000
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MT Music terms
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May also be used as a subdivision to terms in the Works List (WL) hierarchy
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The art of employing instruments in various combinations, most notably the orchestra. Orchestration includes the study of the properties and capabilites of individual instruments and various aspects of their combination (including balance, tone color, textural contrast, idiomatic writing)
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