Musical Ensambles
A musical ensemble is a group of 2 or more musicians that develop instrumental or vocal music.
In classical music, trios or quartets either combine the sounds of instrument families (e.g., winds, strings, and piano) also group the wind ensembles or string ensembles.
In jazz ensembles, the instruments typically include accompaniment of one or more saxophones, trumpets, etc. One or 2 chordal instruments (Organ, piano, or electric guitar), a bass instrument (double blass or electric bass guitar), and a percussionist or drummer.
In rock ensembles, there are generally many guitars (1 or 2 electric guitars, a bass guitar, and also can have one or more acoustic guitars), a keyboard player (either a Hammond organ, a piano, a electronic synthesizer or an electric piano), and a drummer.
Classical chamber music
In Western Art music, smaller ensembles are called chamber music ensembles and use the terms duet, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, and nonet are used to describe groups of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 musicians, respectively.
- Four parts
The term "quartet" is an ensemble of 4 players and also can use as name for music written for an ensemble of 4 players, such as wind quartets and string quartets.
The string quartet, which is made up of a viola, 2 violins and a violoncello.
- Five parts
The string quintet is a common kind of quintet. It's similar to the string quartet, but with 2 violas, 2 violoncellos, or more rarely, the addition of a double bass (e.g., the Trout quintet). Terms such as "clarinet quintet" or "piano quintet" frequently refer to a string quartet plus a fifth instrument.
- Six or more instruments
The music ensembles that usually more of 6 musicians are occasionally used, such as septets (7 musicians), octets (8 musicians), or nonets (9 musicians). Normally, in several cases a larger classical groups are referred to as an orchestra of some kind.
A small orchestra conformed by 15 to 20 members (cellos, violas, double bassists, violins, and a many woodwind or brass instruments) is called a chamber orchestra.
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