ensemble music

Musicians playing together

Ensemble music is music performed by a group rather than a soloist.

The term covers everything from duets and string quartets to full orchestras and jazz bands.

Chamber music, choral works, and rock bands all qualify as ensemble music.

The word emphasizes the collaborative nature of the performance: She prefers ensemble music to solo repertoire.

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number of performers

ensemble musicsolo

Performance by one

solo performance · solo recital · soloist · one-man show · one-man band

musical texture and coordination

ensemble musicmonophony

Unaccompanied single melody

solo voice

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