A '''consort''' in musical terms, was a small instrumental - and sometimes vocal – musical ensemble that flourished in England before about 1700. It can also be extended to the music itself. The word was borrowed from the [[Italian]] “concerto”, which at that time had much the same meaning. | A '''consort''' in musical terms, was a small instrumental - and sometimes vocal – musical ensemble that flourished in England before about 1700. It can also be extended to the music itself. The word was borrowed from the [[Italian]] “concerto”, which at that time had much the same meaning. |