chamber orchestra

noun

: a small orchestra usually with one player for each part

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Its compositions include dense forests of baritone guitar and an opulent 25-person chamber orchestra. Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025 Under the baton of Conductor Laureate Christopher Warren-Green, the Charlotte Symphony will be joined by Sphinx Virtuosi, the chamber orchestra of the Sphinx Organization, a national non-profit organization based in Detroit. Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025 Venue: Park Avenue Armory Georg Friedrich Haas encircles the audience with a chamber orchestra plus 50 pianos tuned to explore the microtonal world of notes between the notes. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 The chamber orchestra meets every Wednesday from 7-8:50 p.m. in Music Building Room 1039, E Loop Rd., Hayward. Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chamber orchestra

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First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chamber orchestra was in 1880

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“Chamber orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chamber%20orchestra. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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