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Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments - traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room.

Haydn, Mozart, and the Classical Style. Joseph Haydn is generally credited with creating the modern form of chamber music as we know it.

: music and especially instrumental ensemble music intended for performance in a private room or small auditorium and usually having one performer for each part.

Learning and performing chamber music builds confidence, teamwork, and leadership abilities while developing every essential musical skill: sense of pitch, rhythm, and tone.

Today the term chamber music is applied to a type of classical music that is written for small groups of instruments. Each player of a chamber piece has a different part, and each part is of equal importance. “Chamber” originally referred to a room in a house or palace in which the music was performed.

In chamber music, musicians have the advantage of intimate connections in which – most importantly – they listen. With no conductor, they must express thoughts silently to each other. Occasionally during rehearsals, however, there is some verbal communication.

A chamber choir is a small or medium-sized choir of roughly 8 to 40 singers (occasionally called "chamber singers"), typically singing classical or religious music in a concert setting.

Today the term chamber music is applied to a type of classical music that is written for small groups of instruments. Each player of a chamber piece has a different part, and each part is of equal importance. “Chamber” originally referred to a room in a house or palace in which the music was performed.

As orchestras grew significantly in size starting in the later 1700s, the term chamber music took on its present definition as music written for and performed by a small instrumental ensemble with one player on each part.

Chamber group combinations String - violin, viola, cello, double bass, classical guitar. Woodwind - flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, recorder. Brass - trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, euphonium. Percussion - xylophone, marimba, glockenspiel, bongos, maracas, triangle.

On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to chamber music, such as: concert music, longhair music, and symphonic music.

The tradition of chamber music was first established in the late 1700s and early 1800s by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven during the so-called Viennese Classic Era, and usually has the following traits: - Usually called trios, quartets, quintets, sextets, etc. depending on the number of players.