An ensemble is What is an ensemble? Its varieties

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An ensemble is a joint performance of a musical composition by several members. It is vocal, instrumental and dance. The ensemble is also called the piece of music itself, intended for a small group of performers. Depending on their number, it can have different names and be called a quartet, quintet, sextet, and so on.

An ensemble can be an independent work that belongs to the field of chamber music. They are found in choral and vocal-symphonic music, as well as in cantatas, operas, oratorios, etc. The name, born in the field of academic music, "migrated" and successfully took root in others. So, for example, in the Soviet music of the 1970s, the genre of vocal and instrumental ensemble - VIA was very common.

In choral studies

An ensemble is an artistic unity, a harmonious whole, mutual consistency. In choral practice, a private ensemble and a general one are distinguished. The first of them is characterized by a unison group of singers, mostly of the same type in composition. The general ensemble is a combination of unison groups of the entire choir. Its main difference from the private is that it is an independent means of expressiveness. The formation of a high-quality ensemble is a rather complex, lengthy and laborious process. This is a whole art, which implies that the singers have an ensemble feeling, the ability to hear the voices of partners. A choir only sounds perfect if it's done right.

Unacceptable and necessary moments to create the best ensemble

Vocal ensemble will sound harmonious and beautiful, given some important points. Among the unacceptable factors, the following should be highlighted:

• parts should not be unequal in sound strength, quality and timbre;
• large disproportion should be avoided in the collective composition of singers;
• highly undesirable presence of "swinging" and "trembling" voices;
• Singers with a sharp "throat", "flat" or "squeezed" sound should not participate;
• complicate the work with the ensemble of participants who have speech defects ("lisp", "burr" and others).

Among the necessary points to note:

• singers should have good solo voices;
• all voices must be similar to each other in timbre. This results in a more coherent and unison sound;
• correct placement of singers within each part. The presence of gradual transitions from lighter to heavier voices;
• quantitative and qualitative balance of parties;
• all singers must have musicality, the ability to listen to each other.

Varieties

There are several types of vocal ensemble:

• pitch-intonation,
• tempo-rhythmic,
• metro-rhythmic,
• dynamic,
• timbre,
• agogic,
• articulatory,
• homophonic-harmonic,
• polyphonic.

Each of them has its own characteristics. The purpose of the pitch-intonation ensemble is the dense unity of absolutely all voices. The singers of the tempo-rhythmic ensemble are distinguished by the ability to simultaneously begin (end) the whole work and its individual parts. At the same time, they constantly feel the metrical share, sing at a given tempo and accurately convey the rhythmic pattern. The main task of the timbre ensemble is the attentive attitude of the participants to the overall sound and color of the tone. They pay due attention to the proportionality of shades and the softness of the sound of voices. A dynamic ensemble is, first of all, the balance of the strength of the voices within each part, as well as the consistency of the sound volume. Dynamic balance is inextricably linked with tempo-rhythmic and timbre ensembles. Articulatory - involves the development of a single manner of pronouncing the text. The difficulty of a polyphonic ensemble lies in the combination of the unity of the compositional plan with the originality of each line. It is equally important to maintain expressivenesssecond and third plan.

Folk ensemble

Folklore seems to be a thing of the past. However, it still exists. After all, a living tradition goes into the past, but then resurrects.

At the moment, folklore holidays and festivals of folk culture are very popular. Therefore, do not forget that in our country there are people who are engaged in folk culture.

This is the Russian folk music theater ensemble. Its leader is Tamara Smyslova. The repertoire of the folklore ensemble includes motifs of the ancient Slavs, Cossack songs, collections of the Russian North and South. The material was collected over many years throughout Russia and made it possible to draw up such programs as the Russian Folk Theater, Peasant Calendar Holidays, Russian Wedding Rite and others. Therefore, you should be proud of such teams.

Cheonan World Dance Festival 2014

Among the grandiose events of dance art in 2014, the international festival-competition, held in the Republic of Korea, should be noted. It ran from September 30 to October 5. 38 teams from 22 countries took part.

Grand Prix (the highest award) was shared between representatives of Turkey and North Ossetia. The top five teams included a folk dance ensemble from Yakutsk (which represented Russia). Many producers were fascinated by its members and became interested in the national flavor, repertoire and originality of movements.