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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.
However, modern works are increasingly included in programs, and some groups, like the Kronos Quartet, devote themselves almost exclusively to contemporary music and new compositions; and ensembles like the Turtle Island String Quartet, that combine classical, jazz, rock and other styles to create crossover music.
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 unison. An ensemble member may play multiple roles through the course of a show.
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 ...
The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco. [1] It has been in existence with a rotating membership of musicians for 50 years. The quartet covers a very broad range of musical genres, including contemporary classical music. More than 1,000 works have been written for it. The quartet has recorded over 40 albums and ...
Collegium Marianum (Jana Semerádová): early music ensemble; Musica Florea (Marek Štryncl): early music ensemble; Schola Gregoriana Pragensis: a cappella male choir whose core repertoire is Gregorian chant, Bohemian plainchant, and early polyphony; Czech Ensemble Baroque - Roman Válek, Tereza Válková, Loučka: early music ensemble
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.
Ensemble 10/10; Ensemble Alternance; Ensemble Ars Nova; Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal; Ensemble Dal Niente; Ensemble for Intuitive Music Weimar; Ensemble Hopper; Ensemble InterContemporain; Ensemble l'Itinéraire; Ensemble Modern; Ensemble Recherche; Ensemble Sortisatio; Ensemble Studio6; Ethel; Fires of London; Gamelan Son of Lion; Group ...