Title: Musical ensemble - Wikipedia
Headings: Musical ensemble
Musical ensemble
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Classical chamber music
Four parts
Strings
Wind
Five parts
Six or more instruments
Jazz ensembles
Three parts
Four parts
Larger ensembles
Rock and pop bands
Two parts
Three parts
Four parts
Five parts
Larger rock ensembles
Electronic music groups
Role of women
Musical drama
Other western musical ensembles
See also
References
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Content: In both popular music and classical music, there are ensembles in which both instrumentalists and singers perform, such as the rock band or the Baroque chamber group for basso continuo ( harpsichord and cello) and one or more singers. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families (such as piano, strings, and wind instruments) or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles (e.g., string quartet) or wind ensembles (e.g., wind quintet ). Some ensembles blend the sounds of a variety of instrument families, such as the orchestra, which uses a string section, brass instruments, woodwinds and percussion instruments, or the concert band, which uses brass, woodwinds and percussion. In jazz ensembles or combos, the instruments typically include wind instruments (one or more saxophones, trumpets, etc.), one or two chordal "comping" instruments ( electric guitar, piano, or Hammond organ ), a bass instrument ( bass guitar or double bass ), and a drummer or percussionist. Jazz ensembles may be solely instrumental, or they may consist of a group of instruments accompanying one or more singers. In rock and pop ensembles, usually called rock bands or pop bands, there are usually guitars and keyboards (piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer, etc.), one or more singers, and a rhythm section made up of a bass guitar and drum kit . Music ensembles typically have a leader. In jazz bands, rock and pop groups and similar ensembles, this is the band leader.