chamber orchestra

noun

: a small orchestra usually with one player for each part

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For example, the orchestra performs Iain Farrington’s transformation of Claude Debussy’s Cello Sonata — originally a cello and piano piece — into a work for chamber orchestra. —

Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026 Thile, guitarist Blake Mills, drummer Matt Chamberlain and a 17-piece chamber orchestra from the University of Southern California. —

George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 Vail’s artistic director through the end of 2026, celebrates her tenure with two Beethoven-positive concerts on June 25 and 27, appearing with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra. —

Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026 Its compositions include dense forests of baritone guitar and an opulent 25-person chamber orchestra. —

Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chamber orchestra

Word History

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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