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arrangement

n. countable
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ɝˈeɪndʒmənt// UK //ɐɹˈeɪndʒmənt// ar·range·ment General-service

n. a new version of a piece of music that is changed to fit different instruments or voices. You use this when you want to play a famous song in a new style.

n. the adaptation of a musical composition for performance on instruments or voices other than those for which it was originally written. Often involves re-harmonisation or structural changes while maintaining the core melody.


SIMPLE

The band plays a jazz arrangement of a pop song.

CONTEXTUAL

The choir performed a beautiful four-part arrangement of a traditional folk melody during the ceremony.

COMPLEX

While the original symphony requires a full orchestra, this clever arrangement for string quartet preserves the intricate counterpoint and emotional depth of the second movement.

Synonyms
Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der. Proto-Celtic *reketi Gaulish *rekosbor. Vulgar Latin *rencus Old French reng Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French rengier Old French arangier French arranger Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French arrangementbor. English arrangement From French arrangement. Morphologically arrange + -ment.

Usage

Commonly paired with the preposition 'of' to indicate the source material.

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