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ar⋅range⋅ment

  [uh-reynj-muhnt]
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–noun
1. an act of arranging; state of being arranged.
2. the manner or way in which things are arranged: a tactful arrangement of the seating at dinner.
3. a final settlement; adjustment by agreement: The arrangement with the rebels lasted only two weeks.
4. Usually, arrangements. preparatory measures; plans; preparations: They made arrangements for an early departure.
5. something arranged in a particular way: a floral arrangement; the arrangement of chairs for the seminar.
6. Music.
a. the adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments, or to a new purpose.
b. a piece so adapted.
—Idiom
7. final arrangements, the planning or scheduling of funeral services and burial: Final arrangements are still pending.
Origin:
1720–30; < F; see arrange, -ment
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ar·range·ment   (ə-rānj'mənt)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of arranging: the arrangement of a time and place for the meeting.
  2. The condition, manner, or result of being arranged; disposal: provided flowers and saw to their arrangement.
  3. A collection of things that have been arranged: the circular arrangement of megaliths called Stonehenge.
  4. A provision or plan made in preparation for an undertaking. Often used in the plural: made arrangements for surgery.
  5. An agreement or settlement; a disposition: Our dog will be looked after by arrangement with a neighbor.
  6. Music
    1. An adaptation of a composition for other instruments or voices or for another style of performance.
    2. A composition so arranged.
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Arrangement

Ar*range"ment\, n. [Cf. F. arrangement.]

1. The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.

2. The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the Linn[ae]an arrangement of plants.

3. Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company.

4. Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory arrangement.

5. (Mus.) (a) The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written. (b) A piece so adapted; a transcription; as, a pianoforte arrangement of Beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral arrangement of a song, an opera, or the like.
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Language Translation for : arrangement
Spanish: disposición; arreglo,
German: die Anordnung, die Übereinkunft, die Bearbeitung,
Japanese: 配置
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arrangement

in music, traditionally, any adaptation of a composition to fit a medium other than that for which it was originally written, while at the same time retaining the general character of the original. The word was frequently used interchangeably with transcription, although the latter carried the connotation of elaboration of the original, as in the virtuosic piano transcriptions of J.S. Bach's organ works by Franz Liszt, the Italian composer-pianist Ferruccio Busoni, and others. In later times the definitions were almost reversed, with arrangement connoting musical liberty in elaboration or simplification. In popular music and jazz, the word is often used synonymously with "score."

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