Duet (music)

:This article is about the musical ensemble. For the Fox sitcom, see Duet (sitcom). For the DS9 episode see Duet (DS9 episode).

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Duet (sitcom) - DS9 - Duet (DS9 episode)

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A duet is a musical composition or piece for two performers, most often used for a vocal or piano duet. For other instruments, the word duo is often used.

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Musical composition - Piece - Performer - Duo

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The word duet is generally used in any of the following ways:

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• a pair of musicians playing the same musical instrument,
• a pair of musicians playing different instruments,
• the performance of a song by two people,
• a piece of music that can be performed by two people,
• as a general term for any activity done by two people.

In Renaissance music, a duet specifically intended as a teaching tool, to be performed by teacher and student, was called a bicinium. See etude.

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Renaissance music - Bicinium - Etude

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