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