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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Leonard grew up listening to his parents and their friends play chamber music in their Hollywood living room. Jon Burlingame, Variety, 7 July 2025 Delighted that the city’s accomplished chamber music center will co-present this young ensemble. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025 And our own South Florida Symphony Orchestra is also performing in candlelit venues with their Summer with the Symphony chamber music series in Fort Lauderdale and Miami through July 25. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025 The interior boasts art collected from around the world and a large room designed for chamber music concerts. IEEE Spectrum, 25 Apr. 2013 See All Example Sentences for chamber music

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 21 Jul. 2025.

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chamber music

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

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