chamber music
music suited for performance in a room or a small concert hall, especially for two or more, but usually fewer than ten, solo instruments.
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How to use chamber music in a sentence
He also played in freelance string quartets after finishing his ScD and met his wife, Gail, playing chamber music.
In 1984, he recorded a solo piano album called “Children’s Songs,” while also composing a work of chamber music, “Lyric Suite for Sextet.”
Chick Corea, versatile pianist who made jazz eclectic and electric, dies at 79 | Matt Schudel | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostBolling’s most famous crossover number was his “Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano,” recorded with Rampal on a 1975 album that was nominated for a Grammy for best chamber music performance.
Claude Bolling, French pianist who melded jazz and classical music, dies at 90 | Emily Langer | January 1, 2021 | Washington PostShe would float around the house, which was filled with chamber music, in flowing white gowns.
Remembering Maria Altmann, Holocaust Hero Who Won Back Klimt Paintings | Isabel Wilkinson | February 8, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTLater on it was repeated at a chamber music evening of the Musical Society.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
String players were particularly popular, not only for chamber music concerts but also for private balls.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpeychamber music concerts, song recitals, and oratoric performances,—all are of great advantage to the earnest student.
The Psychology of Singing | David C. TaylorHence, an enormous demand for chamber music, both vocal and instrumental, especially the latter.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerHe also organised a string quartet, and was considered a most excellent performer of chamber-music.
Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday | Henry C. Lahee
British Dictionary definitions for chamber music
music for performance by a small group of instrumentalists
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Cultural definitions for 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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