chamber orchestra

noun

: a small orchestra usually with one player for each part

Examples of chamber orchestra in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The piece for chamber orchestra and electronic sounds appears on Miranda’s upcoming new album, also called Qubism. Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 The piece includes sixteen vocalists, a sixteen-piece chamber orchestra, and two video installations, all of which is meant to emphasize our interdependence. The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2024 The chamber orchestra performs five concerts a year and has an annual budget that hovers around $300,000. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024 The performance will be in seven to 10 capital cities with a orchestra, with a youth element that will explore the Donovan song catalog, which begins with a simple acoustic guitar and develops into a fusion of jazz and classical and chamber orchestra style. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chamber orchestra 

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Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chamber orchestra was in 1880

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“Chamber orchestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chamber%20orchestra. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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