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Generally speaking, a '''trio''' or '''threesome''' is a group of three.
The word is most often used in
music to refer to a group of three
musicians. For example, a group of three singers would be called a trio.
The word is also used in
chamber music to mean a grouping of three instrumentalists or any piece written for such a grouping. The most common forms of trio in
classical music are the
piano trio (
piano,
violin and
cello) and the
string trio (violin,
viola and cello).
Another use of the word in music is to refer to the middle, contrasting section of a piece in
ternary form. This usage gives rise to the "
minuet and trio" (or the "
scherzo and trio") which often appears as the third movement in a
symphony,
sonata or similar work.
The trio is also the third section of a march. See
march music
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Alternate usages:
* Sexual relationship or a sex act involving three people (''
mnage trois''),
* the
German pop group who wrote "
Da da da": ''
Trio (band)''
* the
American cable and satellite
television network: ''
Trio channel''
* the
1990s film "
Threesome (movie)" starring Stephen Baldwin, Josh Charles and Alexis Arquette.
A group of three companies or underworld gangs may be called a
triad
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Three humans sharing the same
gestational period are called
triplets and are usually all born within a short period of time.
