ensemble vs trio

ensemble

noun
  • A piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists. 

  • A group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole. 

  • A supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses. 

  • A coordinated costume or outfit; a suit. 

  • A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company. 

  • A probability distribution for the state of the system. 

verb
  • To put together in a coordinated whole. 

  • To perform in a musical ensemble. 

trio

noun
  • A piece of music written for three musicians. 

  • A group of three musicians. 

  • A group of three people or things. 

  • Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient. 

  • A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key. 

How often have the words ensemble and trio occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )