Ensembles
Ensembles – groups of instruments
One – solo
Two – duet
Three – trio
Four – quartet
Five – quintet
Six – sextet
Seven – septet
Eight – octet
Nine – nonet
Ten – dectet
Chamber Ensembles
Trios
Piano trio – violin, cello, and piano
Woodwind trio – flute, oboe, and clarinet
Quartets
String quartet – 2 violins, viola, and cello
Saxophone quartet – soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone
Quintets
Woodwind – flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and
French horn
Brass – 2 trumpets, French horn, trombone and tuba
Orchestras
String orchestra – violins, violas, cellos, basses and
sometimes harpsichord
Baroque orchestra – violins, violas, cellos, basses,
harpsichord, oboes, bassoons, natural trumpets
and timpani
Classical orchestra – violins, violas, cellos, basses,
flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, natural trumpets, hand horns, and timpani
19th Century orchestra – violins, violas, cellos, basses,
harp, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, trumpets, French horns, trombones, tuba, and percussion
20th Century orchestra – violins, violas, cellos, basses,
harp, flutes, piccolo, clarinets, bass clarinet, oboes, English horn, bassoons, contrabassoon, trumpets, French horns, trombones, tuba, and percussion
Other ensembles –
Marching Bands – flutes, clarinets, saxophones,
trumpets, cornets, French horns, euphoniums, trombones, tubas (sousaphones), percussion
Concert Bands – flutes, oboes, clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoons, saxophones, trumpets, cornets, French horns, euphoniums, trombones, tubas, and percussion
Wind Ensembles – same as a concert band with only
one player on each part
Gamelans – traditional groups from Bali and Java
Steel drum bands – from the Caribbean islands
Jazz Bands – Dixieland, “Big Band”, small band, and
Jazz-Rock fusion
Rock Bands – traditional rock, heavy metal, soft-rock,
and pop bands
Ensembles – groups of instruments
One – solo
Two – duet
Three – trio
Four – quartet
Five – quintet
Six – sextet
Seven – septet
Eight – octet
Nine – nonet
Ten – dectet
Chamber Ensembles
Trios
Piano trio – violin, cello, and piano
Woodwind trio – flute, oboe, and clarinet
Quartets
String quartet – 2 violins, viola, and cello
Saxophone quartet – soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone
Quintets
Woodwind – flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and
French horn
Brass – 2 trumpets, French horn, trombone and tuba
Orchestras
String orchestra – violins, violas, cellos, basses and
sometimes harpsichord
Baroque orchestra – violins, violas, cellos, basses,
harpsichord, oboes, bassoons, natural trumpets
and timpani
Classical orchestra – violins, violas, cellos, basses,
flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, natural trumpets, hand horns, and timpani
19th Century orchestra – violins, violas, cellos, basses,
harp, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, trumpets, French horns, trombones, tuba, and percussion
20th Century orchestra – violins, violas, cellos, basses,
harp, flutes, piccolo, clarinets, bass clarinet, oboes, English horn, bassoons, contrabassoon, trumpets, French horns, trombones, tuba, and percussion
Other ensembles –
Marching Bands – flutes, clarinets, saxophones,
trumpets, cornets, French horns, euphoniums, trombones, tubas (sousaphones), percussion
Concert Bands – flutes, oboes, clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoons, saxophones, trumpets, cornets, French horns, euphoniums, trombones, tubas, and percussion
Wind Ensembles – same as a concert band with only
one player on each part
Gamelans – traditional groups from Bali and Java
Steel drum bands – from the Caribbean islands
Jazz Bands – Dixieland, “Big Band”, small band, and
Jazz-Rock fusion
Rock Bands – traditional rock, heavy metal, soft-rock,
and pop bands
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