In music , a trio (from the Italian ) is any of the following:
5-583: Perfect Gentlemen were an American trio of teen R&B vocalists formed under the direction of Maurice Starr , who discovered New Edition and New Kids on the Block . Starr put the group together in Boston in 1988, and had them tour the US opening for New Kids on the Block. An album and a video followed, and the group scored a hit single with "Ooh La La (I Can't Get over You)" (1990), which peaked at No. 10 on
10-410: A contrasting second or middle dance appearing between two statements of a principal dance, such as a minuet or bourrée . This second dance was originally called a trio because of the 17th-century practice of scoring it for three instruments, and later examples continued to be referred to as trios, even when they involved a larger number of parts. The Menuet of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 (1721)
15-483: A single performer such as Bach's Organ Sonatas or Trios, BWV 525–30 for two hands and a pair of feet, and also for two performers, such as his Violin Sonatas , Viol Sonatas and Flute Sonata , in which the harpsichordist's right hand performs a melodic part. In vocal music with or without accompaniment, the term terzet is sometimes preferred to "trio". From the 17th century onward, trio has been used to describe
20-533: The Billboard Hot 100 and No. 12 on the R&;B/Hip Hop charts. This article on a United States R&B/soul music band, group, or collective is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Trio (music) A trio is a composition for three performers or musical parts. Works include Baroque trio sonatas , choral works for three parts, and works for three instruments such as string trios . In
25-421: The trio sonata, a popular genre of the 17th and early 18th century, two melodic instruments are accompanied by a basso continuo , making three parts in all. But because the basso continuo is usually played by two instruments (typically a cello or bass viol and a keyboard instrument such as the harpsichord ), performances of trio sonatas typically involve four musicians. However there are also examples for
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