A piece of music written for two performers, or a performance by two people singing or playing together. It can also be used for any activity done closely together by two people.
From Italian 'duetto', a diminutive of 'duo' meaning 'two', from Latin 'duo' meaning 'two'. It entered English in the 18th century through musical terminology. The word has always been tied to paired performance.
A duet isn’t just two people doing the same thing; it’s two separate lines that fit together into one whole. In pop music, duets often stage a mini-drama between two voices—lovers, rivals, or friends. The form turns 'two-ness' into a kind of storytelling.
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