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trio

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Three, considered collectively; three in company or acting together; a set of three; three united.

A composition for three parts or three instruments.

The secondary, or episodical, movement of a minuet or scherzo, as in a sonata or symphony, or of a march, or of various dance forms; -- not limited to three parts or instruments.

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The three most charismatic leaders in this century inflicted more suffering on the human race than almost any trio in history: Hitler, Stalin, and Mao. What matters is not the leader's charisma. What matters is the leader's mission. Peter Drucker

Until recently we were a trio. Before that, a quartet. Perhaps it's just me, but I'm beginning to detect a trend. Alastair Reynolds

I've got four or five records in my head at a time that I try to work on and I would like to do a guitar trio record next - since The Police I've mostly made records with keyboards. Andy Summers

A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format. Branford Marsalis

In my own recent String Trio I attempt to superimpose two quite different sets of formal strategies, both of which, ultimately, refer back to historical precedent. Brian Ferneyhough

I was with a folk trio back in '63 and '64, and we traveled all across North Africa, Israel, and Europe. Creed Bratton

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