piano duet
Shared bench performance
A piano duet is a piece of music for two pianists.
Most commonly, both players share a single piano, sitting side by side—one taking the higher register, the other the lower: We played a four-hand piano duet at the recital.
Less often, the term describes two pianists at separate instruments performing together.
- primoSlang for superb
- secondoLower duet voice
- four handsTwo at one keyboard
- fortepianoEarly hammer-action keyboard
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
interplay · sight-reading · ensemble · recital piece · synchronization · rondo · pedaling · turn-taking · communication · accompaniment · harmony · balance · fugue · phrasing · sheet music · counterpoint · rehearsal · classical
- Duetsvocal duets, vocal harmonies, love duets, pop duets, country duets
- Keyboard Musicfour hands, keyboard, two pianos, spinet, primo
- piano musicfour hands, nocturnes, two pianos, mazurkas, boogie-woogie
- piano duetsfour hands, primo, secondo, romantic duets, jazz duets
- duosSonny and Cher, The Everly Brothers, Lennon and McCartney, The Righteous Brothers, Righteous Brothers
ensemble size/intimacy
piano duetsymphony orchestra
Large ensemble for classical music
full orchestra · orchestral performance · orchestra · chamber orchestra · piano concerto