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The Kneisel String Quartet, led by Franz Kneisel, is an example of chamber music. This American ensemble debuted Dvořák's American Quartet, Opus 96 (photographed c. 1891.) An Iranian musical ensemble, painted by Kamal-ol-molk in 1886. In Western classical music, smaller ensembles are called chamber music ensembles.
A standard quartet formation in pop and rock music is an ensemble typically consisting of a vocalist, an electric guitar, a bass guitar, and a drum kit. This configuration is sometimes modified so that the vocalist also plays guitar, or sometimes a keyboard instrument (e.g., organ , piano, synthesizer ) or soloing instrument (e.g., saxophone ...
This American ensemble debuted Dvořák's American Quartet, Op. 96. Parallel with the trend to seek new modes of tonality and texture was another new development in chamber music: the rise of nationalism. Composers turned more and more to the rhythms and tonalities of their native lands for inspiration and material.
The string quartet enjoyed no recognized status as an ensemble in the way that two violins with basso continuo – the so-called 'trio sonata' – had for more than a hundred years. Even the composition of Haydn's earliest string quartets owed more to chance than artistic imperative.
Calder Quartet; Calidore String Quartet; Capet Quartet; Carducci Quartet; Carmel; Carmine Quartet; Carpe Diem String Quartet; La Catrina Quartet; Casals; Cassatt Quartet
A musical ensemble with more than two solo instruments or voices is called a trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, etc. History.
A musical number from Thoroughly Modern Millie features the lead actress (in yellow) with a large ensemble. In musical theatre, the ensemble or chorus are the on-stage performers other than the featured players. Ensemble members typically do not play named characters and have few or no spoken lines or solo parts; rather, they sing and dance in ...
A jazz band (jazz ensemble or jazz combo) is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands vary in the quantity of its members and the style of jazz that they play but it is common to find a jazz band made up of a rhythm section and a horn section .