piano trios

Three-instrument classical groups

A piano trio is a chamber music ensemble consisting of piano, violin, and cello, or a composition written for this combination.

The form flourished from Mozart and Haydn through Brahms and beyond: Beethoven's "Archduke" is among the most celebrated piano trios.

The term occasionally describes other three-instrument groupings involving piano.

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