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arrangiamento

arrangement

noun ar-ran-jah-MEN-toh Rare

Usage Note

Arrangiamento is primarily a music term: the adaptation of a composition for specific instruments or voices (arrangiamento orchestrale = 'orchestral arrangement'). More broadly, it can mean an informal arrangement or deal. The verb is arrangiare; arrangiarsi (reflexive) colloquially means 'to manage, to get by on one's own'.

Examples

"L'arrangiamento per orchestra ha trasformato la canzone."

Natural Translation

The orchestral arrangement transformed the song.

Literal Translation

The arrangement for orchestra has transformed the song.

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