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Consorts

Scope note

Ensembles of voices and/or instruments in English music from about 1570 to 1720; also used for present-day ensembles of like nature which play music of that period.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000212778

Broader Terms used

ensembles (musical groups)

Equivalent Terms used

consort

Created

13yrs ago

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