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ensemble
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Memoirs of a Geisha
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But for stage performances, such as Dances of the Old Capital every spring, six or more shamisen players join together as an ensemble, backed by various types of drums and also a Japanese flute we call fue.†
p. 142.1

ensemble = a group of parts considered as a whole
Already by this time, I'd been wearing the complete ensemble of an apprentice geisha for several hours.†
p. 169.8 *
There in her bedroom was a freshly made-up futon, with a complete kimono ensemble on top of it that her maid had laid out for me.†
p. 184.4
Mameha was still attending a morning engagement when I arrived at her apartment, but her maid showed me into the dressing room to help me with my makeup, and afterward brought in the kimono ensemble Mameha had set out for me.†
p. 193.2
By this time I'd grown accustomed to the priceless kimono ensembles that Mameha's maid usually laid out for me; but when I arrived and began changing into an autumn-weight silk of scarlet and yellow, which showed leaves scattered in a field of golden grasses, I was taken aback to find a tear in the back of the gown large enough to put two fingers through.†
p. 211.3
Later that day, in Hatsumomo's presence, I told Auntie I would be entertaining Nobu and asked her to help me choose a kimono ensemble.†
p. 223.9

ensemble = a group of parts considered as a whole

Definitions:

(1) (ensemble)
a group of people or things working or appearing together in a coordinated way -- especially a group of performers or a matching outfit

The pronunciation is derived from French. The first syllable sounds like "on". The second syllable sounds like "sahm".
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Sometimes seen in the expression, tout ensemble which references the total effect of the group of parts.