Editing Arrangement (section)

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[[File:Fliegende Hollander Wagner Sousa 25.jpg|thumb|[[John Philip Sousa]]'s manuscript arrangement of [[Richard Wagner]]'s ''[[Der Fliegende Hollander|The Flying Dutchman]]'' overture (page'' ''25 of 37).]]

In [[music]], an '''arrangement''' is a musical adaptation of an existing [[Composition (music)|composition]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/arrangement |title=Arrangement |encyclopedia=Britannica |access-date=2020-10-16}}</ref> Differences from the original composition may include [[Harmony (music)|reharmonization]], [[Musical phrasing|melodic paraphrasing]], [[orchestration]], or [[Musical form|formal]] development. Arranging differs from [[Orchestration#Orchestration as adaptation|orchestration]] in that the latter process is limited to the assignment of notes to instruments for [[performance]] by an [[orchestra]], [[concert band]], or other [[musical ensemble]]. Arranging "involves adding compositional techniques, such as new [[Theme (music)|thematic material]] for [[Introduction (music)|introductions]], [[Transition (music)|transitions]], or [[Modulation (music)|modulations]], and [[Conclusion (music)|endings]]. Arranging is the art of giving an existing melody musical variety".<ref name="corozine3">(Corozine 2002, p.&nbsp;3)</ref> In [[jazz]], a memorized (unwritten) arrangement of a new or pre-existing composition is known as a ''head arrangement''.<ref name="RCJE">{{cite book |last=Cook |first=Richard |title=Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia |publisher=Penguin Books |location=London |year=2005 |page=20 |isbn=978-0-141-02646-6}}</ref>