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chamber music
noun
: music and especially instrumental ensemble music intended for performance in a private room or small auditorium and usually having one performer for each part
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These two inner voices of the quartet have been crucial to more than 1,000 new pieces, which have changed chamber music the world over.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
At Meiningen, the relatively small ensemble would have brought out the intricate counterpoint, making the symphony sound like chamber music at a large scale.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
Think Venetian ball, with live chamber music, masks and a DJ.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble returns this weekend with an intimate chamber music setting of 20th and 21st century works — with an emphasis on drama and poetry.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above
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“Chamber music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chamber%20music. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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chamber music
noun
: instrumental music to be performed by a few musicians in a room or small hall
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