INSTRUMENTATION

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency. Otherwise we have no sufficient instrumentation for our human use or handling of so great a fact. H. Bushnell.

2.
n.

The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band.

3.
n.

The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect.