Ensemble performance

Peter E. Keller

Ensemble performance

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Abstract

An ensemble is a group of performers who pursue a joint musical goal through collective action. The term ensemble is also applicable to dance groups. Ensemble performance is an ancient form of human expression. The discovery of multiple flutes and whistles at several archaeological sites hints at the existence of instrumental ensembles in Upper Paleolithic times (possibly more than 40,000 years ago), with vocal and percussive ensemble performance presumably predating these early forms of joint music making.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Encyclopedia
Editors	William Forde Thompson
Place of Publication	U.S.
Publisher	Sage
Pages	396-399
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781452283036
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

ensemble
performers
human expression
music

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Ensemble performance

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