arranging

Definitions of arranging
  1. noun
    the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
    synonyms: arrangement, transcription
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    rearrangement
    changing an arrangement
    instrumentation, orchestration
    the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
    orchestration
    an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect
    juggle, juggling
    the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression
    musical chairs
    a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance
    reordering
    a rearrangement in a different order
    transposition
    (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
    type of:
    composing, composition
    musical creation
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