chamber music

noun

1. 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

1. music for performance by a small group of instrumentalists

chamber music

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chamber music¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Along with conventional symphony and chamber music concerts, a bit of dance and theater is thrown in.

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A chamber music concert with works by Schumann and Brahms played by Korean musicians is the closing event Tuesday.

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Other than a small crowd listening to members of the National Symphony perform chamber music, I felt like I had the building practically to myself.

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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.

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For Clean Bandit, their signature sound is a simple, but effective, mixture of chamber music and dance beats.

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