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3️⃣ A group of three 🎶 A music piece
trio

trio

18 3.3
A musical piece written for three instruments or players
  • noun
  • /ˈtriˌoʊ/
translation icon : trío
  • Let's give our finest Louisiana welcome to Don Shirley and the Don Shirley Trio.
  • a trio

Examples

  • Tony Bennett and his trio are set up on the back porch.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I played bass in a power trio along with my friends Blue and Jack.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • So, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Don Shirley Trio.

    Green Book (2018)

  • And nor did his next musical direction, a folk trio called Feathers.

    David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust (2012)

  • Four years ago, this trio gave us "The True History of the End of the World."

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Inside, I ordered a scotch and listened to a trio play jazz.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Curiosity draws the trio of flute players toward my group.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Now we have a song in our trio repertoire called Cargassian, and this is it.

  • The following summer, I performed Beethoven's Archduke trio with a violinist and cellist.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The concert featured a stunning performance by a trio of classical musicians playing a beautiful piece.

Antonyms

solo
148 3.7

Music played by one person without other players

duet
22 2.7

A musical piece for two singers or players

How Big

orchestra
184 3.4
big band
16 3.0
band
∞ 1.0
quartet
30 3.5
trio
18 3.3
duo
  • Specialized
7 3.2

Surface Forms

trio singular
trios plural

Etymology

Trio comes from Italian and Latin roots tri- and tres, which mean 'three'. So a musical trio is a piece written for three players, keeping the idea of 'three' at its centre.