instrumentation
Example Sentences
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His nimble shifts between tempos and instrumentation reach an early peak on the 8 1/2-minute “Heart of Darkness.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
She retains the delicacy of the instrumentation, but introduces a gorgeous complexity that, in someone else’s hands, would be too much, but here, simply enhances the vocal delivery.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
Yet they were also influential in pushing reggae into modernity, using digital instrumentation on Chaka Demus & Pliers’ 1993 smash “Murder She Wrote” and grafting their textures into the Fugees’ bestselling LP “The Score.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
"Macalla actually means 'echo' in Irish, so we're trying to echo or mirror the instrumentation throughout the group," he told BBC News NI.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
There weren’t any backup singers or elaborate instrumentation; just the gentle plinkity-plank of a piano.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
Vocabulary lists containing instrumentation
Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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Music - High School
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