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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With nine shows a week, ranging from Broadway-style musicals to chamber music and even opera, there’s a show for every member of the family performed by talented staff, many of whom have gone on to perform on Broadway and in famed operas near and far.
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Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
These two inner voices of the quartet have been crucial to more than 1,000 new pieces, which have changed chamber music the world over.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
At Meiningen, the relatively small ensemble would have brought out the intricate counterpoint, making the symphony sound like chamber music at a large scale.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
Think Venetian ball, with live chamber music, masks and a DJ.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
These two inner voices of the quartet have been crucial to more than 1,000 new pieces, which have changed chamber music the world over.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
At Meiningen, the relatively small ensemble would have brought out the intricate counterpoint, making the symphony sound like chamber music at a large scale.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
Think Venetian ball, with live chamber music, masks and a DJ.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Chamber music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chamber%20music. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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