Instrumentation (music)

In music theory, instrumentation is the combination of instruments used to perform a piece. Instruments are classified by the way they produce their sounds: vibrating strings, vibrating wood, hitting objects, etc.

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• different instruments produce different ratios of overtones

• notes come with overtones.

• higher notes taper off quicker because the overtones quickly exceed what the human ears can hear.

• for the opposite reason, lower notes can sound muddier.

• overtones contribute to the "width" of a sound