The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (including its previous names) has been awarded since 1960. The award is presented to the composer of an original piece of music (not an adaptation), first released during the eligibility year. In theory, any style of music is eligible for this category, but winning compositions are usually in the jazz or film score genres. The Grammy is awarded to the composer(s) of the music, not to the performing artist, except if the artist is also the composer. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award: *In 1959 it was awarded as Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1958 (over 5 minutes duration) *In 1960 it was awarded as Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1959 (more than 5 minutes duration) *In 1962 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Theme or Instrumental Version of Song *From 1963 to 1964 and from 1967 to 1970 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Theme *In 1965 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Composition (other than jazz) *From 1971 to the present it has been awarded as Best Instrumental Composition Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients

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1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many world-famous vocalists at Capitol Records ...

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1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

, '' Anatomy of a Murder'' , Duke Ellington , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

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Cannonball Adderley Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", whi ...

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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

, Bobby Scott & Ric Marlow , "A Taste of Honey" , Eddie Cano , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

, Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero & Riz Ortolani , " More" - Theme from '' Mondo Cane'' , Vic Dana , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

, Henry Mancini , " The Pink Panther Theme" , Henry Mancini , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

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1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

, Neal Hefti , " Batman Theme" , Neal Hefti , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elemen ...

, Theme from '' Mission: Impossible'' , Lalo Schifrin , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

, Mason Williams , " Classical Gas" , Mason Williams , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

, John Barry , Theme from '' Midnight Cowboy'' , John Barry , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

Alfred Newman Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor of film music. From his start as a music prodigy, he came to be regarded as a respected figure in the history of film music. He won nine Acad ...

, "Love Theme" from '' Airport'' , Alfred Newman , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

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1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

, Gato Barbieri , Theme from '' Last Tango in Paris'' , Chuck Mangione and also Herb Alpert , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

, Mike Oldfield , " Tubular Bells" – Theme from '' The Exorcist'' , Mike Oldfield , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

, Michel Legrand , "Images" , Michel Legrand & Phil Woods , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

, Chuck Mangione , "Bellavia" , Chuck Mangione , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

, " Theme" from '' Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

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Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

, "The Empire Strikes Back" , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

, Mike Post , Theme from '' Hill Street Blues'' , Mike Post , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

, "Flying" – Theme from ''

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (or simply ''E.T.'') is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, d ...

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

Giorgio Moroder Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer, songwriter, and record producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance mu ...

, "Love Theme" from '' Flashdance'' , Various artists ( Helen St. John) , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

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Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early Americana (music), Americana-influenced songs (often ...

, "The Natural" , Randy Newman , {{smalldiv, , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;", ,

, "Olympic Fanfare & Theme" the official music of the XXIII Olympiad , John Williams , {{smalldiv, , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

Jan Hammer Jan Hammer () (born 17 April 1948) is a Czech-American musician, composer, and record producer. He first gained his most visible audience while playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra during the early 1970s, as well as his film scores fo ...

, " Theme" from '' Miami Vice'' , Jan Hammer , {{smalldiv, * Thad Jones – "With Bells On" (Louis Belson) * David Foster – " Love Theme" from '' St. Elmo's Fire'' * Alan Silvestri – "Back to the Future" * Harold Faltermeyer – " Axel F" , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

, John Barry , "Out of Africa" , John Barry , {{smalldiv, * Bruce Broughton – '' Young Sherlock Holmes (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (Bruce Broughton conducting The Sinfonia of London) * Harold Faltermeyer – " Top Gun Anthem" (Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens) * Wynton Marsalis – "J Mood" *

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...

– "Elektric City" * Dave Grusin &

Lee Ritenour Lee Mack Ritenour ( ; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s. Biography Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started play ...

– "Earth Run" (Lee Ritenour) * James Horner – '' Aliens (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

Ron Carter Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he help ...

, Billy Higgins & Wayne Shorter , "Call Sheet Blues" , Various artists , {{smalldiv, * Henry Mancini – "The Blues in Three" * Lyle Mays & Pat Metheny – "Minuano (Six Eight)" (Pat Metheny Group) *

Frank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by wikt:nonconformity, nonconformity, Free improvisation, free-form improvisation, sound experimen ...

– "Jazz from Hell" * Claude Bolling – ''Bolling: Suite No. 2 for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio'' (Claude Bolling, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Pierre-Yves Sorin, Vincent Cordelette) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

, Mike Post , Theme from '' L.A. Law'' , Mike Post , {{smalldiv, * David Foster – "Winter Games" *

– "Olympic Spirit" *

– "Eternal Child" (Chick Corea Elektric Band) * Benny Carter – "Central City Sketches (Side 2)" , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

Danny Elfman Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the singer-songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since the 1990s, Elfman has garnered internation ...

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Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

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John Scott John Scott may refer to: Academics * John Scott (1639–1695), English clergyman and devotional writer * John Witherspoon Scott (1800–1892), American minister, college president, and father of First Lady Caroline Harrison * John Work Scott (180 ...

) * Dave Grusin – "Suite" from '' The Milagro Beanfield War'' *

– "Morning Sprite" (Chick Corea Akoustic Band) * Pat Metheny – "Letter from Home" (Pat Metheny Group) * James Horner – "Field of Dreams" , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

, Pat Metheny , "Change of Heart" , Roy Haynes, Dave Holland & Pat Metheny , {{smalldiv, * Pat Metheny – "The Chief" ( Gary Burton) *

Harry Connick Jr. Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host. He has sold over 28million albums worldwide. Connick is ranked among the top60 best-selling male artists in the Uni ...

& Joe Livingston – "One Last Pitch (Take Two)" (Harry Connick Jr. Trio) * Walter Afanasieff & Kenny G – "Going Home" (Kenny G) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

, "Basque" , James Galway , {{smalldiv, * Herb Alpert & Greg Smith – "North On South St." (Herb Alpert) * Claus Ogerman – "Corfu" (Claus Ogerman and Michael Brecker) * Eric Johnson – " Cliffs of Dover" * Béla Fleck, Howard Levy, Roy Wooten & Victor Wooten – "Blu-Bop" (

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also * Bela (disambiguation) * Belá (disambiguation) * Bělá (disambiguation) Bělá, derived from ''bílá'' (''whit ...

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1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

, Benny Carter , "Harlem Renaissance Suite" , Benny Carter , {{smalldiv, * Pat Metheny – "The Truth Will Always Be" * Astor Piazzolla – "Oblivion"(Ettore Stratta) * Béla Fleck – "Magic Fingers" (

) * Wynton Marsalis – "Blue Interlude" (Wynton Marsalis Septet) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

, Kenny G , " Forever in Love" , Kenny G , {{smalldiv, * Lyle Mays & Pat Metheny – "Half Life of Absolution" (Pat Metheny Group) *

– "Blue Miles" (Chick Corea Elektric Band II) * Lyle Mays – "Bill Evans" *

Dave Brubeck David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasti ...

– "Autumn" (Dave Brubeck, Chris Brubeck and

Dan Brubeck David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasti ...

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1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

, Michael Brecker , "African Skies" , Michael Brecker , {{smalldiv, * Maria Schneider – "Evanescence" (Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra) *

Louie Bellson Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, ...

– "Ellington-Strayhorn Suite" * Benny Carter – "Elegy in Blue" * Arturo Sandoval – "A Mis Abuelos" , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

, Bill Holman , "A View From the Side" , The Bill Holman Band , {{smalldiv, * Billy Childs – "The Starry Night" *

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandros ...

Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descri ...

– "Tales" (Marcus Miller) *

– "New Life" * Billy Taylor – "Homage Part I" , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

& Jean Hancock , "Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love)" , Herbie Hancock , {{smalldiv, * Jorge Calandrelli – "The Fifth Season" (Eddie Daniels) * Arturo Sandoval – "Real McBop" * Wayne Shorter – "Midnight in Carlotta's Hair" * Billy Childs – "Aaron's Song" , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

, Wayne Shorter , "Aung San Suu Kyi" ,

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Bob Mintzer Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Early life Mintzer was born and raised in a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York, on January 27, 1953. He attended the Inter ...

– "New Rochelle" (

Yellowjackets A yellowjacket is a black-and-yellow vespid wasp. Yellowjacket(s) or Yellow Jacket(s) may also refer to: Places * Yellow Jacket, Colorado, an unincorporated town * Yellow Jacket, Florida, an unincorporated area in Dixie County, Florida Arts, e ...

) * Alan Broadbent – "Everytime I Think of You" * Bob Florence – "Earth" (The Bob Florence Limited Edition) * J.J. Johnson – "Canonn for Bela" , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

Bela Fleck Bela may refer to: Places Asia *Bela Pratapgarh, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India *Bela, a small village near Bhandara, Maharashtra, India *Bela, another name for the biblical city Zoara * Bela, Dang, in Nepal * Bela, Janakpur, ...

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Victor Lemonte Wooten Victor Lemonte Wooten (born September 11, 1964) is an American bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He has been the bassist for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones since the group's formation in 1988 and a member of the band SMV with two other ...

, "Almost 12" , Bela Fleck and the Flecktones , {{smalldiv, * Wynton Marsalis – "The Midnight Blues" * Jorge Calandrelli & Astor Piazzolla – "Tango Remembrances" ( Yo-Yo Ma) * Gerald Wilson – "Romance" (The Gerald Wilson Orchestra) *

– "Ellis Island" (Bob Mintzer Big Band) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

, Don Sebesky , "Joyful Noise Suite" , Don Sebersky , {{smalldiv, * Paquito D'Rivera – "Tropicana Nights" *

– "Little Flamenco" * KC Porter &

Carlos Santana Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of Rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured ...

– "El Farol" (Santana) *

David Benoit David Bryan Benoit (born August 18, 1953) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Benoit has charted over 25 albums since 1980, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. He is a ...

– "Dad's Room" , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

, Theme from '' Angela's Ashes'' , John Williams , {{smalldiv, * Ralph Towner – "The Templars" ( Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra) *

James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, music producer and keyboardist. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...

– "The Egg Travels" * Gordon Goodwin – "Sing, Sang, Sung" ( Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) * Paul McCandless – "Round Robin" ( Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

, Alan Silvestri , '' Cast Away'' – "End Credits" , Alan Silvestri , {{smalldiv, * Tan Dun – "The Eternal Vow" * Patrick Williams – Theme from '' Blonde'' * Gonzalo Rubalcaba – "Oren (Pray)" * John Patitucci – "Communion" , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

, Thomas Newman , '' Six Feet Under'' "Title Theme" , Thomas Newman , {{smalldiv, *

– ''

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'' - Main Titles *

– "The Ride of the Doors" * Kenny Werner – "Inspiration" ( Toots Thielemans & Kenny Werner) *

– "Hedwig's Theme" , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

, Wayne Shorter , "Sacajawea" , Wayne Shorter , {{smalldiv, * Kim Richmond – "Pecious Promises" (The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra) * Gordon Goodwin – "Huntin Wabbits" ( Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) * Michael Brecker – "Broadbend" (Michael Brecker Quindectet) * Vince Mendoza – "Amoroso" ( Stefano di Battista) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

, Paquito D'Rivera , "Merengue" , Yo-Yo Ma , {{smalldiv, * Maria Schneider – "Three Romances" (University of Miami Concert Jazz Band) *

Slide Hampton Locksley Wellington Hampton (April 21, 1932 – November 18, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. As his nickname implies, Hampton's main instrument was slide trombone, but he also occasionally played tuba and flugelho ...

– "Past Present & Future" (

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra was a jazz big band formed by trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis in New York in 1965.Lisik/Allen. 50 Years at the Village Vanguard:Thad Jone, Mel Lewis and the Village Vanguard Orchestra. Sky Deck M ...

) * Maria Schneider – "Bulería, Soleá y Rumba" (Maria Schneider Orchestra) * Gabriel Yared – "Ada Plays" from '' Cold Mountain'' , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, Billy Childs , "Into The Light" , Billy Childs Ensemble , {{smalldiv, * Michael Giacchino – "The Incredits" (Various Artists) *

– "The Ferry Scene" *

– "Anakin's Betrayal" (John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

, "A Prayer for Peace" , John Williams , {{smalldiv, *

Fred Hersch Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist, educator and HIV/AIDS activist. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has recorded more than 70 of his ...

– "Valentine" *

– "Sakuri's Theme and End Credits" (John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma &

Itzhak Perlman Itzhak Perlman ( he, יצחק פרלמן; born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-American violinist widely considered one of the greatest violinists in the world. Perlman has performed worldwide and throughout the United States, in venues that hav ...

) * Patrick Williams – "A Concerto in Swing" (The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra & Big Band) * Taylor Eigsti – "Argument" , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, Maria Schneider , "Cerulean Skies" , Maria Schneider Orchestra , {{smalldiv, * Béla Fleck – "Spectacle" (

& Béla Fleck) *

Philip Glass Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimal music, minimalism, being built up fr ...

– "I Knew Her" from '' Notes on a Scandal'' * Mark Walker – "Deep Six" ( Oregon) *

– "Ash Wednesday" , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

, "The Adventures of Mutt" , John Williams , {{smalldiv, * Gordon Goodwin – "Hit the Ground Running" ( Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) * Dave Grusin – "Danzón de Etiqueta" (

& Dave Grusin) * Russell Ferrante – "Claire's Closet" (

& Mike Stern) *

– "Alegria" (

& Gary Burton) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

, Michael Giacchino , "Married Life" , Michael Giacchino , {{smalldiv, *

Steve Wiest Steve Wiest ''(né'' John Stephen Wiest; born 1957) is an American trombonist, composer, arranger, big band director, music educator at the collegiate level, jazz clinician, author, and illustrator/cartoonist. From 1981 to 1985, he was a feature ...

– "Ice-Nine" (University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band) * Bob Florence – "Fluffy" (Bob Florence Limited Edition) * Tim Davies – "Counting to Infinity" (Tim Davies Big Band) * Paquito D'Rivera – "Borat in Syracuse" (Paquito D'Rivera Quintet) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

, Billy Childs , "The Path Among The Trees" , Billy Childs Ensemble , {{smalldiv, *

Bill Cunliffe William Henry Cunliffe Jr. (born June 26, 1956), is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Cunliffe was born in Andover, Massachusetts. He discovered music at an early age, with particular emphasis on classical music as well as jaz ...

– "Fourt Stream... La Banda" (Temple University Symphony Orchestra) *

Tim Hagans Tim Hagans (born August 19, 1954) is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer. He has been nominated for three Grammy Awards: Best Instrumental Composition for "Box of Cannoli" on ''The Avatar Sessions'' (Fuzzy Music, 2010); Best Contem ...

– "Box of Cannoli" (The Norrbotten Big Band) * Gerald Clayton – "Battle Circles" ( Clayton Brothers) * Patrick Williams – "Aurora" (Patrick Williams Big Band) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

, Béla Fleck & Howard Levy , "Life in Eleven" ,

, {{smalldiv, * John Hollenbeck – "Falling Men" (John Hollenbeck, Daniel Yvinec & Orchestre National de Jazz) * Gordon Goodwin – "Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn)" ( Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) * Randy Brecker – "I Talk To The Trees" (Randy Brecker & the

DR Big Band The Danish Radio Big Band (aka: DR Big Band), often referred to as the Radioens Big Band is a radio ensemble and big band founded in Copenhagen in 1964 at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). Band history Originally called the New Radio ...

) * Russell Ferrante – "Timeline" (

) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

, "Mozart Goes Dancing" ,

& Gary Burton , {{smalldiv, *

Chuck Loeb Charles Samuel "Chuck" Loeb (December 7, 1955 – July 31, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist and a member of the groups Steps Ahead, Metro and Fourplay. Early years and education Loeb was born in Nyack, New York, near New York City. At a ...

– "December Dream" ( Fourplay) * Chris Brubeck &

– "Music of

Ansel Adams Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advoca ...

: America" (Temple University Symphony Orchestra) *

– "Overture, Waltz and Rondo" (Temple University Symphony Orchestra) * Bill Holman – "Without a Paddle" (Tall & Small) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, Clare Fischer , "Pensamientos for Solo Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra" , Clare Fischer Orchestra , {{smalldiv, * Chuck Owen – "Bound Away" (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge) * Gordon Goodwin – "California Pictures for String Quartet" (

Quartet San Francisco Quartet San Francisco is a non-traditional and eclectic string quartet led by violinist Jeremy Cohen. The group played their first concert in 2001 and has recorded five albums. Playing a wide range of music genres including jazz, blues, tango, ...

) * Scott Healy – "Koko on the Boulevard" (Scott Healy Ensemble) * Vince Mendoza – "String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion in Three Parts" (

) , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

, "The Book Thief" , John Williams , style="font-size:smaller", * Stanley Clarke – "Last Train to Sanity" (Stanley Clarke Band) * Gordon Goodwin – "Life in the Bubble" ( Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) *

Rufus Reid Rufus Reid (born February 10, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American jazz bassist, educator, and composer. Biography Reid was raised in Sacramento, California, where he played the trumpet through junior high and high school. Upon graduation ...

– "Recognition" * Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile – "Tarnation" (Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile) , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

Arturo O'Farrill Arturo O'Farrill (born June 22, 1960) is a jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill,

, "The Afro Latin Jazz Suite" , Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa , style="font-size:smaller", *

– "Civil War" (Bob Mintzer Big Band) * David Balakrishnan – "Confetti Man" ( Turtle Island Quartet) *

Marshall Gilkes Marshall Gilkes (born September 30, 1978) is an American jazz trombonist and composer. Biography Marshall Gilkes was born in Camp Springs, Maryland to a musical family; his mother was a classical vocalist and pianist and his father was a Eupho ...

– "Vesper" (Marshall Gilkes & the WDR Big Band) * Rich DeRosa – "Neil" ( University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band) , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

, Ted Nash , "Spoken at Midnight" , Ted Nash Big Band , style="font-size:smaller", * Thomas Newman – "Bridge of Spies (End Title)" * Tim Davies – "The Expensive Train Set (An Epic Sarahnade for Double Big Band)" (Tim Davies Big Band) * Alan Ferber – "Flow" (Alan Ferber Nonet) *

Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classica ...

– "L'Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock - Versione Integrale" , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

Arturo O'Farrill Arturo O'Farrill (born June 22, 1960) is a jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill,

, "Three Revolutions" , Arturo O'Farrill & Chucho Valdés , style="font-size:smaller", * Pascal Le Boeuf – "Alkaline" (

Le Boeuf Brothers Le Boeuf Brothers is a modern jazz group based in New York City led by identical twin brothers, Remy Le Boeuf (saxophonist/composer) and Pascal Le Boeuf (pianist/composer). The brothers were born on August 3, 1986 in Santa Cruz, California. Le Boeu ...

& the JACK Quartet) * Vince Mendoza – "Chorus #3" (Vince Mendoza & the WDR Big Band Cologne) * Nate Smith – "Home Free (For Peter Joe)" * Chuck Owen – "Warped Cowboy" (Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge) , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

, Terence Blanchard , "Blut und Boden (Blood and Soil)" , Terence Blanchard , style="font-size:smaller", * Jeremy Kittel – "Chrysalis" (Kittel & Co.) * Alan Silvestri – "Infinity War" * John Powell &

– "Mine Mission" * Alexandre Desplat – "The Shape of Water" , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

, "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite" , John Williams , style="font-size:smaller", *

– "Begin Again" (Fred Hersch & the WDR Big Band conducted by Vince Mendoza) * Brian Lynch – "Crucible for Crisis" (Brian Lynch Big Band) * Vince Mendoza – "Love, A Beautiful Force" (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & the Temple University Studio Orchestra) * Christian McBride – "Walkin' Funny" (Christian McBride) , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

, Maria Schneider , "Sputnik" , Maria Schneider Orchestra , style="font-size:smaller", *

Arturo O'Farrill Arturo O'Farrill (born June 22, 1960) is a jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill,

– "Baby Jack" (Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra) *

Christian Sands Christian Sylvester Sands (born May 22, 1989) is an American jazz pianist and composer. His third album for Mack Avenue Records, ''Be Water'', was released in 2020 and received a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Instrumental Composition catego ...

– "Be Water II" * Alexandre Desplat – "Plumfield" * Remy Le Boeuf – "Strata" (Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows featuring Anna Webber & Eric Miller , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

, Lyle Mays , "Eberhard" , Lyle Mays , style="font-size:smaller", * Brandee Younger – "Beautiful Is Black" * Tom Nazziola – "Cat and Mouse" * Vince Mendoza – "Concerto for Orchestra: Finale" (Vince Mendoza, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra featuring Antonio Sánchez & Derrick Hodge) *

Arturo O'Farrill Arturo O'Farrill (born June 22, 1960) is a jazz musician, the son of Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill,

– "Dreaming in Lions: Dreaming in Lions" (Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble) , style="text-align:center;", , - !

2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ...

, Geoffrey Keezer , "Refuge" , Geoffrey Keezer , * Paquito d'Rivera - "African Tales" (Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar) * Miguel Zenón - "El Pais Invisible" (Miguel Zenón, José Antonio Zayas Cabán, Ryan Smith & Casey Rafn) * Danilo Pérez - "Fronteras (Borders) Suite: Al-Musafir Blues" (Danilo Pérez ft. The Global Messengers) * Pascal Le Boeuf - "Snapshots" (Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar) , {{Cite web , title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List , url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list , access-date=2022-11-18 , website=www.grammy.com

Multiple wins

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References

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Instrumental Composition An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instrum ...