composition vs arrangement

composition and arrangement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
composition	Yes	No	No	No
arrangement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, arrangement is a hyponym of composition; that is, arrangement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than composition:

composition: musical creation
arrangement: the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

Other hyponyms of composition include arranging, transcription, realisation, realization, recapitulation.

As nouns, arrangement is a hypernym of composition; that is, arrangement is a word with a broader meaning than composition:

composition: the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
arrangement: the spatial property of the way in which something is placed

Other hypernyms of composition include placement.

As nouns, arrangement is a hyponym of composition; that is, arrangement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than composition:

composition: a musical work that has been created
arrangement: a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments

Other hyponyms of composition include morceau, sheet music, musical arrangement, realisation, realization, intermezzo, introit, solo, duet, duette, duo, trio, quartet, quartette, quintet, quintette, sestet, sextet, sextette, septet, septette, octet, octette, bagatelle, divertimento, serenade, canon, etude, idyl, idyll, pastoral, pastorale, sonata, toccata, fantasia, musical passage, passage, movement, larghetto, suite, symphonic poem, tone poem, medley, pastiche, potpourri, nocturne, notturno, song, vocal, study, capriccio, motet, program music, programme music, incidental music, csardas, czardas.

composition (noun)	arrangement (noun)
the act of creating written works	the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
musical creation	the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole	an organized structure for arranging or classifying
the way in which someone or something is composed	the thing arranged or agreed to
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole	a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)	an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
a musical work that has been created
art and technique of printing with movable type
a mixture of ingredients

composition vs arrangement

composition and arrangement both are nouns.

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