A composition for nine instruments, rarely for nine voices.
In opera, a musical number for nine solo singers, There is a fine example in act one scene two of Verdi's Falstaff.
a unit of quantity equal to 9, used mostly in music to describe an ensemble of 9 instruments.
a work for nine instruments.
A chamber music piece scored for nine players.
a nine line poem with the first line having nine syllables, then with each following line, the number of syllables decress by one, leaving one syllable for the last line
A composition for nine performers
A band, ensemble, combo, or unit consisting of nine musicians.
In the general sense, a nonet refers to a group of nine.
In music, a nonet is a composition which requires nine musicians for a performance, or a musical group that consists of nine people. Unlike some other musical ensembles such as the string quartet, there is no established or standard set of instruments in a nonet. Composers of nonets often mix stringed instruments with winds, or woodwinds with brass, choosing the instruments so that each subgroup can form complete four-part harmony.