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View synonyms for chamber music
chamber music
noun
- music suited for performance in a room or a small concert hall, especially for two or more, but usually fewer than ten, solo instruments.
chamber music
noun
- music for performance by a small group of instrumentalists
chamber music
- Music for two or more instruments in which only one musician plays each part. Chamber music is distinguished from music for orchestra , in which, for example, more than a dozen violinists may be playing the same notes. The most familiar kind of chamber music is the string quartet .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chamber music1
First recorded in 1780–90
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Example Sentences
She would float around the house, which was filled with chamber music, in flowing white gowns.
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Later on it was repeated at a chamber music evening of the Musical Society.
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String players were particularly popular, not only for chamber music concerts but also for private balls.
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Chamber music concerts, song recitals, and oratoric performances,—all are of great advantage to the earnest student.
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Hence, an enormous demand for chamber music, both vocal and instrumental, especially the latter.
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He also organised a string quartet, and was considered a most excellent performer of chamber-music.
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