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  2. Part (music) - Wikipedia

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    the music played by any group of musicians who all perform together for a given piece; in a symphony orchestra, a dozen or more cello players may all play "the same part" even if they each have their own physical copy of the music. [1] This part may be in unison or may be harmonized, and may even sometimes contain counter-melodies within it. A ...

  3. Musical ensemble - Wikipedia

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    A musical ensemble, also known as a music group, musical group, or a band is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra .

  4. List of musical supergroups - Wikipedia

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    Nick Massi (The Hollywood Playboys, among others [2] [3]) replaced Calello from late 1960 to September 1965.; Several studio albums and over 100 singles.Originally assembled from various New Jersey club groups, over the years, other notable names, including Don Ciccone (The Critters), John Paiva (The Happenings), Jerry Corbetta and session keyboardist Robby Robinson came and went as performers ...

  5. Trio (music) - Wikipedia

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    A trio is a composition for three performers or musical parts. Works include Baroque trio sonatas, choral works for three parts, and works for three instruments such as string trios. In the trio sonata, a popular genre of the 17th and early 18th century, two melodic instruments are accompanied by a basso continuo, making three parts in all.

  6. Choir - Wikipedia

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    Choirs are often led by a conductor or choirmaster/mistress or a choir director. Most often choirs consist of four sections intended to sing in four part harmony, but there is no limit to the number of possible parts as long as there is a singer available to sing the part: Thomas Tallis wrote a 40-part motet entitled Spem in alium, for eight choirs of five parts each; Krzysztof Penderecki's ...

  7. List of musical band types - Wikipedia

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    In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. Some types of musical bands are: Some types of musical bands are: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

  8. Category:Types of musical groups - Wikipedia

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    Sibling musical groups (4 C, 231 P) Son conjuntos (5 P) String orchestras (1 C, 16 P) Supergroups (music) (11 C, 69 P) T. Types of percussion ensembles (12 P) U.

  9. Four-part harmony - Wikipedia

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    Four-voice texture in the Genevan psalter: Old 124th. [1] Play ⓘ. Four-part harmony is music written for four voices, or for some other musical medium—four musical instruments or a single keyboard instrument, for example—for which the various musical parts can give a different note for each chord of the music.