Trio (music) - Citizendia

This article is about the musical ensemble. For other uses of trio, see Trio.

Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:

Three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music.
The performance of a song by three people. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed
The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form
The contrasting section of a march and similar forms, which usually opens at the third strain. Ternary form is a structuring mechanism of a piece of music Along with several other Musical forms ternary form can also be applied to dance choreography A march, as a Musical genre, is a piece of music with a strong regular rhythm which in origin was expressly written for marching to and most frequently performed by a Military

See Also:

Piano trio (piano, violin, cello)
String trio (violin, viola, cello)
Jazz trio (piano, bass, drum kit)
Clarinet-violin-piano trio (clarinet, violin, piano)
Power trio (electric guitar, bass guitar, drum kit)
Harmonica trio (chromatic harmonica, bass harmonica, chord harmonica)

A piano trio is a group of Piano and two other instruments usually a Violin and a Cello, or a piece of Music written for such a group A string trio is a group of three String instruments or a piece written for such a group The term piano trio in jazz usually refers to a group comprising a Pianist, a Double bass player and a Drummer. A clarinet-violin-piano trio is a chamber Musical ensemble made up of one Clarinet, one Violin, and one Piano, or the name of a piece The power trio is a Rock and roll band format popularized in the 1960s A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or

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