Instrumentation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency. The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band. The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect. On a vehicle, dashboard gauges monitoring engine functions and performance, along with other essential functions.
Example sentence: I didn't really hear any other music other than what my dad was working on until I was 12. My recollection of hearing other music was that I liked some things that I heard but I always thought, 'Where's the rest of it?' It didn't have the same amount of detail or instrumentation or imagination in the arrangements.
Orchestration
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the arrangement of music for performance by an orchestraa composition that has been orchestratedthe control of diverse elements
Example sentence: This is no condemnation of Chuck Berry, who I greatly admire. But Chuck Berry's music will not translate as well to orchestration because of its very three-chord rock 'n' roll nature. It is the music of the artists that are more pretentious, pompous or closer to the kind of big dramatic stylings that orchestras are good with.