noun / verb
duet
doo-ET/duˈet/
Music written or performed for two singers or players.
The two sisters sing a duet at the school concert.
Etymology
Italian duo, 'two,' with a diminutive ending named a short composition for two voices. The defining feature in English is the pair of singers or instrumentalists, rather than the music's length.
In context
The album also features the first duet of Macca and Ringo Starr, a must-play for any Beatles fan.
More examples
- She writes a duet for flute and clarinet.
- The violinist and cellist duet in the final movement.
- Their duets blend two very different voices.
Forms
duet · duets · duetted · dueted · duetting · dueting
Similar words
- duo
- Often names the two performers rather than their music.