chamber-work
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- noun
- /ˈtʃeɪmbər wɜrk/
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- The university hosted a concert featuring a selection of exquisite chamber works performed by renowned musicians.
- chamber work for piano
- other chamber works
Examples
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The U2U project provides performances by university students of a short chamber work with a dance or theatre component for elementary, middle, or high school students.
Academic text (2000) -
Every member of the ensemble is given the opportunity to work on ensemble music, as well as solo and chamber works outside the large-group setting.
Academic text (1998) -
For the most experienced student musicians, this work offers a challenge while exposing them to one of the best-known chamber works for strings.
Academic text (2000) -
Many despise opera; to some, piano music is the only music; to the devotee of chamber works, the orchestra is bombastic.
Academic text (1996) -
Repertoire listed comprises more than seven thousand orchestral pieces, including concerti, works with chorus or vocal solos, and chamber works; information on instrumentation is included.
Academic text (1993) -
A two-hundred-dollar award will be paid for an unpublished chamber work no longer than ten minutes in length written either for flute, clarinet, and bassoon or for trumpet, horn, and trombone or tuba.
Academic text (1990) -
Beethoven's chamber works often highlight the nuances of each instrument in the ensemble.
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The festival included performances of several chamber works that showcased the talents of both emerging and established composers.
Synonyms
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Music for a small group of instruments, like a string quartet, played for a small audience
How Small
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word chamber-work comes from chamber meaning 'a room' and work meaning 'a piece of music'. These pieces were made to be played in small rooms by a few players, not by a big orchestra, which is why chamber-work means music for a small group.