string arrangement

Music for bowed instruments

A string arrangement is a musical composition or adaptation written specifically for string instruments—typically violins, violas, cellos, and basses.

The term often refers to orchestral strings added to popular songs: The string arrangement on that ballad is gorgeous.

String arrangements can transform a simple melody into something lush and cinematic, or provide subtle textural support beneath vocals.

Related
  • bow tieLooped neckwear forming wings
  • tieEqual score, or neckwear
  • bowingBending forward in deference
  • scoreNumerical standing in competition
  • twistRotating motion or surprise

braid · counterpoint · resonance · double bass · orchestration · knot · plait · bridge · symphony · weave · chamber music · concerto · musical score · sheet music · harmony · overtone · arpeggio · fretboard

Opposites
instrumentation type

string arrangementbrass section

Orchestra's wind-blown metal instruments

horn section · trumpet fanfare · trombone section

production approach

string arrangementdrum machine

Electronic percussion simulator

arrangement complexity

string arrangementa cappella

Singing without instruments

unaccompanied · unplugged version

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G