Duet (music)
- This article is about the musical ensemble. For the Fox sitcom, see Duet (sitcom).
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. The word duet is generally used in any of the following ways: 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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