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Duet

Meaning in music, with examples

nounCore term

In music, duet means: A piece performed by two singers or players, or a performance in which two parts are equally important.

In Turkish: düet

How it is used

Common in vocal, chamber, and stage music. It can refer to the written piece, the pairing of performers, or the act of performing together.

Example sentences

  1. The soprano and tenor recorded a duet for the film soundtrack, carefully balancing their lines so neither voice covered the other.

    Here, duet refers to both the composition and the performance setup, where two voices share the musical focus rather than support one lead.

  2. At the workshop, the violin teacher paired us for a duet so we could practice listening and matching articulation in real time.

    In this sentence, duet highlights cooperative playing between two musicians, especially the need to coordinate timing, phrasing, and sound.

Common collocations

  • sing a duet
  • piano duet
  • duet partner
  • vocalsThe singing parts of a piece of music, especially in pop, rock and jazz. The main singer sings the lead vocals, and others sing the backing vocals.
  • instrumentAn object made or used to produce musical sounds, such as a piano, violin, guitar, drum or ney.

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