A repertoire () is a list or set of dramas,
operas, musical compositions or roles which a company or person is prepared to perform.
Musician
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...
s often have a
musical repertoire
Musical repertoire is a collection of music pieces played by an individual musician or ensemble, composed for a particular instrument or group of instruments, voice, or choir, or from a particular period or area.
See also
*Brass quintet reperto ...
. The first known use of the word ''repertoire'' was in 1847.
[ It is a loanword from the ]French language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...
, as (), with a similar meaning in the arts. This word, in turn, has its origin in the Late Latin word ''repertorium''.[
The concept of a basic repertoire has been extended to refer to groups which focus mainly on performing standard works, as in ]repertory theater
A repertory theatre is a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation.
United Kingdom
Annie Horniman founded the first modern repertory theatre in Manchester after withdrawing ...
or repertoire ballet.
See also
* setlist – a list of works for a specific performance
* playlist
A playlist is a list of video or audio files that can be played back on a media player either sequentially or in a shuffled order. In its most general form, an audio playlist is simply a list of songs, but sometimes a loop. The term has sever ...
– a list of works available to play
* signature song
A signature (; from la, signare, "to sign") is a Handwriting, handwritten (and often Stylization, stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and ...
– a musical composition most associated with a performer
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