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Definition of Chamber orchestra
1. Noun. Small orchestra; usually plays classical music.
Definition of Chamber orchestra
1. Noun. An orchestra of modest size, to play chamber music, yet larger then the various chamber ensembles named after their number of instruments (from duo to nonet) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chamber Orchestra
Literary usage of Chamber orchestra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"... and the English chamber orchestra under Raymond ... Youth Orchestra and the
Zurich chamber orchestra all took part in the Festival. ..."
2. Music and Bad Manners by Carl Van Vechten (1916)
"Chausson's violin concerto, with chamber orchestra, and Schoen- berg's Pierrot
Lunaire instantly come to mind, but Strawinsky did not stop with chamber ..."
3. The History of Music: A Handbook and Guide for Students by Waldo Selden Pratt (1907)
"... for particular groups, like the string-trio or quartet, for the small or
chamber orchestra (strings and some wood-wind), and for the large orchestra. ..."
4. Adventure Guide to the Chesapeake Bay by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers (2000)
"The Annapolis Chorale (n 410-263-1906) has a 150-voice full chorus, a chamber
chorus and the Annapolis chamber orchestra which perform popular and classical ..."
5. The Musiclover's Handbook: Containing (1) A Pronouncing Dictionary of by John Herbert Clifford (1911)
"The small or chamber orchestra includes the following instruments: String—first
violins, second violins, violas, violoncellos, ..."
6. Lights of Two Centuries by Edward Everett Hale (1887)
"Much of his writing was done for this chamber orchestra of his, and, without a
doubt, it kept his family busy to prepare the music, for it must all be ..."
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