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

Examples of chamber music in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Set one will consist of a chamber music ensemble and set two will consist of cabaret artists and an accompanying trio. Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 May 2024 My son's chamber music group met for the first time the next morning in a sweltering fourth-floor room at Cremona’s Chamber of Commerce. Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for chamber music 

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Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chamber music was in 1615

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“Chamber music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chamber%20music. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

chamber music

noun
: instrumental music to be performed by a few musicians in a room or small hall

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