nonet

/noʊˈnɛt/
noun
  1. A group of nine musicians or singers who perform together.
    • The chamber music society formed a nonet for the upcoming concert.
    • The composer wrote a special piece for a nonet of strings and winds.
    • A nonet of jazz musicians played a complex piece at the festival.
  2. A musical composition written for nine instruments or voices.
    • The nonet by Louis Spohr is rarely performed today.
    • The library has a rare recording of a 19th-century nonet.
    • She practiced the difficult nonet with her ensemble for months.
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