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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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No wonder this piece came out sounding lucid as chamber music, as though each line had been teased apart and individually combed.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
Yaniv Dinur is filling Milwaukee's August gap in classical music programming with a chamber music event that could be called site-specific.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
The performance highlights the intricate exchanges and rich harmonies that make this piece a cornerstone of the chamber music repertoire, offering audiences a profound and memorable musical experience.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
Summer is the season when chamber music, that most intimate of musical genres, meets the great outdoors.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
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Word History
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 22 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
chamber music
noun
: instrumental music to be performed by a few musicians in a room or small hall
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