Whole consort (English spelling) whole consort

Japanese: whole consort(英語表記)wholeconsort
Whole consort (English spelling) whole consort

…The word consort probably originates from the early Italian concerto, which was a simple ensemble of voices and instruments, but in the 17th century it was used to refer to an ensemble of different instruments, or was found in the title of a collection of music for such an ensemble. Today, the general classification is that of a whole consort, which is made up of instruments of the same family (such as the viol), and a broken consort, which is made up of instruments of different families (such as the viol, violin, lute, and woodwinds), but the terminology used at the time was inconsistent and somewhat unclear. Consorts reached their peak during the Elizabethan and James I eras, but gradually fell out of use at the end of the century, when the French-style orchestral style in theater music began to gain popularity. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "whole consort" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…コンソートの語源は,声と楽器の単なるアンサンブルであったイタリアの初期コンチェルトにあると考えられるが,17世紀には異種楽器の合奏体をさすか,あるいはそうした合奏のための曲集の標題に見られる。今日では同属楽器(ビオル属など)によるもの(whole consort)と異種楽器(ビオルのほか,バイオリンやリュート,木管など)の混成によるもの(broken consort)という分類が一般的であるが,当時の用語法は一貫しておらずいささか不明瞭である。コンソートはエリザベス朝やジェームズ1世の時代に最盛期を迎えたが,劇場音楽におけるフランス風のオーケストラ様式が台頭してきた世紀末には,しだいにすたれていった。…

※「whole consort」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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