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chamber orchestra

noun

  1. a small orchestra, commonly of about 25 players.


chamber orchestra

noun

  1. a small orchestra consisting of about 25 players, used for the authentic performance of baroque and early classical music as well as modern music written specifically for a small orchestra
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of chamber orchestra1

First recorded in 1925–30
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In the course of his restless, mutable career, Gordon, 72, has written all kinds of music, from classical pieces for solo piano or chamber orchestra to dance scores and experimental operas.

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But technology has evolved, and a new recording on Cedille, “Acoustic Microtonal,†illustrates to astonishing effect what this music might sound like if it were played by a chamber orchestra.

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The music for “Only Murders†is equally refined, written for a chamber orchestra, and Khosla has added a new melody for French horn that is tied to Streep’s character.

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Saturday night Anthony Parnther conducted a stirring concert of a student chamber orchestra at the Music Academy of the West.

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The hourlong opera, for chamber orchestra and a cast of five, “is a quest, like ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ or Voltaire’s ‘Candide,’†Crimp said.

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