duo
Definition of the French term duo in music:
- duet (composition for two parts)
- duet (composition for two voices accompanied by one or more instruments)
- duo (ensemble of two singers and/or musicians)
Language
French
Singular
duo
Plural
duos
Combinations
French musical terms that include duo:
- sonate en duo – trio sonata (genre in the Baroque era, written for...
Musical examples
Music scores that include duo:
- Charles-Marie Widor: 6 Duos (1867) Page 1
- Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (1642) Page 9
Related terms
French musical terms related to duo:
- dixtuor – decet (composition for ten voices and/or instrumen...
- nonette – nonet (composition for nine voices and/or instrume...
- octuor – octet (composition for eight voices and/or instrum...
- quartette – quartet (composition for four voices and/or instru...
- quatuor – quartet (composition for four voices and/or instru...
- quintette – quintet (composition for five voices and/or instru...
- quintuor – quintet (composition for five voices and/or instru...
- septuor – septet (composition for seven voices and/or instru...
- sextuor – sextet (composition for six voices and/or instrume...
- trio – trio (composition for three voices and/or instrume...