trio
Definition of the Italian term trio in music:
- trio (composition for three voices and/or instruments)
- trio (ensemble of three singers and/or musicians)
- composition type often used as the contrasting middle section of a dance movement (such as a minuet or scherzo)
Language
Italian
Singular
trio
Plural
trii
Synonym
(1) terzetto
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include trio:
- sonata in trio – trio sonata (genre in the Baroque era, written for...
Musical examples
Music scores that include trio:
- Charles Dupee Blake: Abendlied (1873) Page 4
- Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Page 10
- Ernesto Nazareth: Pássaros em festa (1920) Page 2
- Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March (1848) Page 7
- Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 (1853‑1854) Page 1
- Julius Fučík: Die lustige Dorfschmiede Marsch (ca. 1900) Page 2
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata (1802) Page 4
- Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag (1899) Page 4
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 (1783) Page 8
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 13 (1787) Page 13
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to trio: