In music, a nonet is a composition which requires nine musicians for a performance, or a musical group that consists of nine people. Unlike some other musical ensembles such as the string quartet, there is no established or standard set of instruments in a nonet. Composers of nonets often mix stringed instruments with winds, or woodwinds with brass, choosing the instruments so that each subgroup can form complete four-part harmony. For example, Franz Schubert's Eine kleine Trauermusik (1812) is for two clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, two horns, and two trombones, while Louis Spohr's Nonet in F major (1813) is for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, and double bass. Heitor Villa-Lobos and Bohuslav Martinu are among the twentieth-century composers who have written nonets. Trumpeter Miles Davis also formed a Jazz nonet that was later known as "The Birth of the Cool". Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves structured and audible sound, though definitions vary. ... A musical ensemble is, by definition, a group of three or more musicians who gather to perform music. ... The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ... Franz Schubert. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Two soprano clarinets: a Bâ™­ clarinet (left) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... A Fox Instruments bassoon. ... Drawing of a Contrabassoon The contrabassoon or double bassoon is a larger version of the bassoon sounding an octave lower. ... The horn is a brass instrument that consists of tubing wrapped into a coiled form. ... A lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore, the trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... Self-portrait of Spohr as a young man. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Flute (Ger. ... Modern Oboe The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart, the lowest being the G just below middle C. It is the smallest and highest-tuned member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello. ... The viola (in French, alto; in German bratsche) is a stringed musical instrument played with a bow which serves as the middle voice of the violin family, between the upper lines played by the higher violin (soprano register) and the lower lines played by the deeper cello (bass) and double... A cello The cello (pronounced Chello) or cello, short for violoncello, is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ... Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887 - November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer. ... Bohuslav Martinů  listen? (born in Polička, December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer. ... Composers of 20th century classical music include: A Michael Abels (born 1962) Muhal Richard Abrams (born 1930) Juan Manuel Abras (born 1975) John Coolidge Adams (born 1947) John Luther Adams (born 1953) Richard Addinsell (1904 - 1977) Ahn Eak-tae (1906 - 1965) Franco Alfano (1875 - 1954) Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960... Davis 1959 album Kind of Blue, likely the best-selling jazz album ever. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ...

See also

• Chamber music