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

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

From BBC

Some of the students are already professionals who perform outside school, as well as on the campus of Curtis, which maintains a full orchestra, an opera program and chamber music groups.

From New York Times

Tilt — whose works Mulherkar describes as “beautiful, intimate chamber music” — takes the stage May 9 at the Chapel Performance Space in Wallingford.

From Seattle Times

Joachim’s answer to that question involves a stylistic multiplicity that allows for movement between pop and chamber music sounds, and a lot of studio overdubbing.

From New York Times

“I consider this possibly the hardest form of chamber music,” Kolesnikov said of the piano duet.

From New York Times