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duet

  (dū-ĕt', dyū-) pronunciation
n.
  1. Music.
    1. A composition for two voices or two instruments.
    2. A group of two singers or two instrumentalists.
  2. A pair.

[Italian duetto, diminutive of duo, from Latin, two.]


 
 
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noun

    Two items of the same kind together: brace, couple, couplet, doublet, duo, match, pair, two, twosome, yoke. See group, same/different/compare.

 

A vocal or instrumental piece (or section of one) for two performers, with or without accompaniment. The operatic love duet and the piano duet are widely disseminated types.



 
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IN BRIEF: A musical composition designed for two singers or instruments.

pronunciation Susan and Mary were chosen to sing a duet in the school musical.

 
Wikipedia: duet (music)
For other uses of the term see Duet (disambiguation)
The duet, by Hendrik ter Brugghen
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The duet, by Hendrik ter Brugghen

A duet is a musical composition or piece for two performers. In classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is often used. Two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as piano duet or piano four hands. Two pianists performing together on separate pianos is referred to as piano duo.

The word duet is generally used in any of the following ways:

  • a pair of musicians playing the same musical instrument,
  • with the exception of pianists, 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).


 
Translations: Translations for: Duet

Dansk (Danish)
n. - duet, dialog
v. intr. - udføre en duet

Nederlands (Dutch)
duet, paar

Français (French)
n. - duo
v. intr. - chanter/jouer en duo

Deutsch (German)
n. - Duett, Duo, Dialog
v. - im Duett singen, ein Duo spielen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ντουέτο, διωδία

Italiano (Italian)
duetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dueto (m)

Русский (Russian)
дуэт

Español (Spanish)
n. - dúo
v. intr. - hacer algo a dúo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - duett

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
二重唱, 二重奏, 唱二重唱, 奏二重奏

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 二重唱, 二重奏
v. intr. - 唱二重唱, 奏二重奏

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 2중창, 대화
v. intr. - 이중창을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 二重唱, デュエット, デュエット舞曲

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أغنيه يغنيها مغنيان أو يعزفها عازفان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הופעה בשני קולות, דואט, דוזמר, דואית, צמדה, יצירה לשני קולות או כלי-נגינה, דו-שיח‬
v. intr. - ‮דואט, דוזמר, דואית, צמדה, ביצעו דואט‬


 
 

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