Trio

Generally speaking, a trio or threesome is a group of three.

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The word is most often used in music to refer to a group of three musicians. For example, a group of three singers would be called a trio.

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Music - Musician

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The word is also used in chamber music to mean a grouping of three instrumentalists or any piece written for such a grouping. The most common forms of trio in classical music are the piano trio (piano, violin and cello) and the string trio (violin, viola and cello).

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Chamber music - Classical music - Piano trio - Piano - Violin - Cello - String trio - Viola

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In rock music an ensemble of electric guitar, electric bass guitar, and drum kit is known as a power trio.

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Rock music - Electric guitar - Electric bass guitar - Drum kit - Power trio

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Another use of the word in music is to refer to the middle, contrasting section of a piece in ternary form. This usage gives rise to the "minuet and trio" (or the "scherzo and trio") which often appears as the third movement in a symphony, sonata or similar work.

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Ternary form - Minuet - Scherzo - Symphony - Sonata

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The trio is also the third section of a march in march music.

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