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In Music , the word ''instrumentation'' is used to refer to the particular combination of Musical Instrument s employed in a composition, and to the properties of those instruments individually. Instrumentation is also sometimes used as a synonym for Orchestration , which more properly refers to a 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 particular Timbre , 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 the Violin than on the Piano ; while Trill s are relatively easy on the Flute , but extremely difficult on the Trombone );

  • the availability of special effects or extended techniques, such as Col Legno playing, Fluttertounge , or Glissando ;

  • the Notation conventions for the instrument.



SEE ALSO



REFERENCES

  • Randel, Don (1986). ''The New Harvard Dictionary of Music'', pp. 397, 575-577. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-61525-5 (hc)