nonet

Trio of trios

A nonet is a group of nine, most often nine musicians performing together or a composition written for nine instruments or voices.

The term parallels octet and quartet.

In poetry, a nonet is a nine-line form where each line has one fewer syllable than the last, counting down from nine to one.

poetry

stanza

Poem's line grouping

couplet · rhyme · meter · iambic · pentameter · verse · haiku · limerick · ode · elegy

ensemble

octet

Group of precisely eight

septet · trio · chamber · musicians · performers · soloists · strings · woodwinds · brass · conductor

nine

octet

Group of precisely eight

quartet · trio · duo · group · set · baseball · innings · planets · muses · circles

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ensemble size

nonetsolo

Performance by one

soloist · duet · duo · trio · quartet

Family

nonagon, nonagenarian

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