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408:Clarinet–viola–piano
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199:Category:Solo music
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32:This article
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812:False ending
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741:Introduction
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646:Large groups
483:Jazz quartet
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374:Musical duo
335:Guitar solo
239:Violin solo
224:Guitar solo
945:Solo music
929:Categories
751:Pre-chorus
658:Brass band
449:rock music
445:Power trio
430:Organ trio
364:Piano duet
345:Piano solo
229:Piano solo
209:Cello solo
136:concertino
111:anglicised
43:rewrite it
798:Breakdown
673:Orchestra
498:Saxophone
425:Jazz trio
330:Drum solo
314:by number
219:Drum solo
169:Classical
884:Ostinato
840:Bassline
653:Big band
636:Duodecet
518:Woodwind
379:Bicinium
244:Virtuoso
214:Concerto
193:See also
123:passages
96:continuo
51:May 2023
860:Harmony
528:Quintet
474:Quartet
250:Sources
204:Cadenza
165:Baroque
163:In the
154:History
109:or the
100:soloist
88:section
80:Italian
41:Please
911:Groove
905:Rhythm
879:Melody
777:Guitar
766:Bridge
614:String
602:Septet
586:String
572:Sextet
557:String
508:String
459:String
178:sonata
148:bridge
850:Drone
806:Outro
792:Break
746:Verse
663:Choir
627:Decet
621:Nonet
608:Octet
595:Other
581:Piano
542:Piano
537:Brass
503:Flute
488:Piano
435:Piano
234:Tutti
144:break
115:solos
113:form
92:organ
86:or a
84:piece
897:Riff
890:Loop
874:Hook
855:Drop
784:Drum
771:Solo
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562:Wind
513:Wind
464:Reed
451:and
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355:Duet
321:Solo
270:and
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167:and
127:soli
119:soli
107:soli
94:, a
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