chamber music

chamber music, music composed for small ensembles of instrumentalists. In its original sense, chamber music referred to music composed for the home, as opposed to that written for the theatre or church.

Chamber music typically refers to music written for smaller ensembles, like string quartets or brass quintets. Depending on the era, chamber music can refer to slightly different things, but it all means essentially the same thing: music for small groups in an intimate 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.

In an ideal chamber ensemble, each musician would feel that their input, thoughts, rehearsal voice and leadership, and role are equally valued, and that no one member had more weight to their influence than any other. Usually there must be a predetermined role and responsibility for each member.

While chamber music is basically played on strings, symphonies have an array of instruments besides the string section - percussion, brass and woodwinds. The third major difference is the presence of a man in black tailcoat, holding a piece of stick and making feverish gestures. That's the conductor.

Answer and Explanation: Chamber music is distinguished from orchestral music by its use of a smaller number of instruments, with one musician playing each part, and its intimate nature.

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

A piece of chamber music generally employs a small and variable body of performers, ranging from two up to ten or twelve, while an orchestral composition usually exceeds this number and can involve even more than one hundred instrumentalists.

The top 20 chamber pieces

• Mendelssohn: Octet.
• Dvořák: Serenade for Winds.
• Debussy: String Quartet.
• Ravel: String Quartet.
• Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major.
• Beethoven: Piano Trio No.
• Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, "Trout Quintet"
• Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 "American"

Chamber music is a type of classical music composed of a small ensemble of instruments fit for a palace chamber.

A piece of chamber music generally employs a small and variable body of performers, ranging from two up to ten or twelve, while an orchestral composition usually exceeds this number and can involve even more than one hundred instrumentalists.

Chamber music is a type of music designed for small ensembles that can perform in a palace chamber, a residential parlor, or any small room. Chamber music ensembles typically include string quartets, piano trios, and wind instrument quartets.