Musical ensemble
The terms duo, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, nonet, and decet describe groups of two up to ten musicians, respectively.
In most cases, a larger classical group is referred to as an orchestra of some type or a concert band.
A symphony orchestra is an ensemble usually comprising at least thirty musicians; the number of players is typically between fifty and ninety-five and may exceed one hundred.
[clarification needed] A wind orchestra or concert band is a large classical ensemble generally made up of between 40 and 70 musicians from the woodwind, brass, and percussion families, along with the double bass.
The brass section consists of horns, trumpets or cornets, trombones, euphoniums, and tubas.
When orchestras perform Romantic-era music (from the 19th century), they may also use harps or unusual instruments such as the wind machine or cannons.
The first well-known vocals groups emerged in the 19th century, and the style had reached widespread popularity by the 1940s.
Drum and Bugle Corps incorporate costumes, hats, and pageantry in their performances.
However, professional women instrumentalists are uncommon in popular music, especially in rock genres such as heavy metal.
"[8] As well, rock music "...is often defined as a form of male rebellion vis-à-vis female bedroom culture.
"[10] "Women are mainly regarded as passive and private consumers of allegedly slick, prefabricated – hence, inferior – pop music..., excluding them from participating as high-status rock musicians.
"[10] In the 1960s pop music scene, "[s]inging was sometimes an acceptable pastime for a girl, but playing an instrument...simply wasn't done.
[14] However, "...now [in the 2010s] maybe more than ever–strong metal women have put up their dukes and got down to it,"[16] "carv[ing] out a considerable place for [them]selves".
[17] When Suzi Quatro emerged in 1973, "no other prominent female musician worked in rock simultaneously as a singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader.
"[13]: 2 According to Auslander, she was "kicking down the male door in rock and roll and proving that a female musician ... and this is a point I am extremely concerned about ... could play as well if not better than the boys".
