string trio

string trio
(streeng TREE-oe)

[Eng.]

A group of three solo performers (usually two violinists and a 'cellist, or one violinist, one viola performer, and a 'cellist) who perform together on stringed instruments as a chamber ensemble. Also, the music which they perform.

SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLE:

String trio:
Beethoven: Serenade in D major, Op. 8, I: W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 1

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