MUSICAL GROUP

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does musical group mean? 

• MUSICAL GROUP (noun)
  The noun MUSICAL GROUP has 1 sense:

1. an organization of musicians who perform together

  Familiarity information: MUSICAL GROUP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSICAL GROUP (noun)

Meaning:

An organization of musicians who perform together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

musical group; musical organisation; musical organization

Hypernyms ("musical group" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)

Meronyms (members of "musical group"):

instrumentalist; musician; player (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "musical group"):

chorus (a group of people assembled to sing together)

band (instrumentalists not including string players)

orchestra (a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players)

octet; octette (eight performers or singers who perform together)

septet; septette (seven performers or singers who perform together)

sestet; sextet; sextette (six performers or singers who perform together)

quintet; quintette (five performers or singers who perform together)

quartet; quartette (four performers or singers who perform together)

trio (three performers or singers who perform together)

duet; duette; duo (two performers or singers who perform together)

section (a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class)

ensemble (a group of musicians playing or singing together)

band; dance band; dance orchestra (a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing)