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The terms duo, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, nonet, and decet describe groups of two up to ten musicians, respectively. A group of eleven musicians, such as found in The Carnival of the Animals , is called an undecet , and a group of twelve is called a duodecet (see Latin numerical prefixes ).
A piece for two pianists performing together on separate pianos is a "piano duo". "Duet" is also used as a verb for the act of performing a musical duet, or colloquially as a noun to refer to the performers of a duet. A musical ensemble with more than two solo instruments or voices is called a trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, etc.
The years of composition follow those given on the composer's website. Works of the chamber music genre are further distinguished as solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, nonet and ensemble. The recordings list three portrait CDs, CD1 in 2001, [2] CD2 in 2004, [3] [4] and CD3 in 2021. [5] [6] Additionally, some works have been recorded ...
In classical instrumental music, any additional instrument (such as a piano, clarinet, oboe, etc.) joined to the usual string quartet (two violins, a viola, and a cello), gives the resulting ensemble its name, such as "piano quintet", "clarinet quintet", etc. A piece of music written for such a group is similarly named.
These types of compositions include: symphony, concerto, sonata, and standard chamber music combinations (strings trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, etc.; piano trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, etc.), among others. A sub-title is a subsidiary name given to a work by the composer, and considered part of its formal title, such as:
Amorroma is a Belgian acoustic folk music duo of the present with roots in traditional European folk-dance music. The group was founded by Jowan Merckx in 2000, and consists of himself (composer, recorder, singer, bagpipes) and Sarah Ridy . Amorroma gives concerts as a duo but can also give concerts as a trio, quartet, quintet and sextet.
Drumless trio: with Johnny Smith (guitar) and Ray Brown (bass) Clef: 1956 1955 The Trio: Trio: with Wendell Marshall and Kenny Clarke: Savoy: 1956 1955 Quartet-Quintet: Quartet: with Donald Byrd, Eddie Jones and Kenny Clarke Quintet: plus Matty Dice Savoy 1955 1955 Bluebird: Quartet: with Wendell Marshall/Eddie Jones and Kenny Clarke
His composition "Little Bird" (a minor hit on Fred Astaire's Ava Records) was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1963, and he formed the Pete Jolly Trio in 1964. With the Trio and as a solo artist, he recorded several albums, including earning a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Small Group or Soloist with Small Group.