arranger

a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise

"she was the organizer of the meeting" a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance

In music, an arrangement loosely describes rewriting a piece of pre-existing music for a specific set of instruments or voices, often in harmony or with additional original material. In jazz or Recording studiostudio settings, "arranging" is most commonly used to describe the process that is also called orchestration, adaptation, setting, or a variety of other terms.In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been musical compositioncomposed by the arranger or by someone else. Most commonly, this is a matter of providing instrumentation for the songwriter or composer's basic melody and harmony. It may add details omitted by the composer, or it may replace those originally given and be merely based on the original work.In European classical music an arrangement is a setting of any composition for a different medium other than the one in which it was created: for example, a piano piece may be arranged for full orchestra, or an orchestral composition may be arranged for solo piano. Often arrangement involves considerable reworking of the original material, in conformance with the resources of the final medium.In jazz music, an arrangement is a specific setting of a pre-existing composition, although in jazz, the arranger has a larger role: it is common for jazz arrangers to contribute additional original material of their own, to significantly alter the forms and structures of the pre-existing material, or to combine the pre-existing material with snippets or quotes from other pre-existing material. As with composition, the ready availability of sound recording equipment has changed the understanding of what "arrangement" means. At one stage, credit for an arrangement would only be given to a person who had produced a written musical score of some sort. More recently, any original treatment of an existing work that is available for repeated performance by other players may qualify to be loosely called an arrangement. An unscored arrangement may be called a "head arrangement" (it is in the head of the musician(s)). Every time a piece of music is performed it has an arrangement, which may or may not have been done by a professional arranger. An arrangement may specify or vary some or all of:

HarmonyHarmonies, including musical partsparts.

Instrumentation.

Musical styleStyle, dynamics and other instructions to the players.

Sequence, including the order and number of repeats of sections such as verses and choruses, and provision of sections to be improvisationimprovised by instrumentalists.

Introduction (music)Introduction, coda (music)coda, modulations and other variation (music)variations.An arrangement is often an adaptation of a previously arranged piece of music for a musical application other than that for which it was originally intended. This includes arrangements for different musical instrumentinstruments, for example an arrangement for piano or flute, or a duet, based on a symphonysymphonic piece, or an arrangement of instrumental accompaniment for vocal music). Or, it may be an adaptation for another musical style, for example adaptation of a classical piece for a jazz or Rock (music)rock ensemble, orchestration of a song written by a popular band, or an a capella setting of a song from a Musical theaterstage musical or an opera.

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List of arrangers

Official Home page of Saxophonist and recording artist Noah Peter
Saxophonist and band leader Noah Peterson offers a clear, true voice and a new vision. The consummate professional in every sense, his group reflects his vision at the center of their improvisation. Turning pop tunes into jazz classics; polishing jazz standards into bright new gems. His talented musicians offer the perfect balance to Noah's fine horn playing; they are light to Noah's shadow, as they groove to the mystic depths of his untamed saxohpone. Like the best high wire act these gentlemen perform without a net.
http://www.noahpeterson.com/

Nicola Boschetti - Independent Composer & Guitarist
Welcome to the official website of composer, arranger and guitarist Nicola Boschetti. Here, you will find Boschetti’s biography, as well as information about his music and his albums. Boschetti’s style is an eclectic fusion of funk, jazz, and latin. His latest accomplishment is a collection of acoustic guitar arpeggios.
http://www.nicolaboschetti.com/

Ed Wynne; Saxophonist, Vocalist, Song Writer
Ed Wynne; Saxophonist, Vocalist, Song Writer. This is the web-site for Los Angeles based entertainer Ed Wynne.
http://www.edwynne.com

Entertainment
Cannings online store of Reggae, Ska, Calypso, World Music, Jazz Music, mp3 downloads, CDs, DVDs, VHS, Cassettes, T Shirts. An International Musician, Businessman offering original music. Cannings also offers Performance Lectures. Performance Rights Org., and runs his own companies
http://www.jamescannings.com/

A Flower Arranger's Garden
Monthly diary of Chrissie Harten's Redditch garden, with photo galleries, flower arrangements, garden updates, and suggestioned plants to grow for flower arranging.
http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk/

The Floral Arranger
A two-part glass system for creating professional floral arrangements.
http://www.floralarranger.com