chamber music

noun

A genre of classical music written for a small group of instruments

Meanings

nounchamber music (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA genre of classical music written for a small group of instruments

    Had the blind man displayed a pensive interest in chamber music, starred by an occasional visit to the opera, taken a daily walk in the park on his attendant's arm, and found his normal recreation in chess or in being read to, the routine would have seemed an eminently fit and proper one.

    1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

Translations

Afrikaans kamermusiek
  • kamermusiekchamber music
Arabic موسيقى الحجرة
  • موسيقى الحجرةchamber music
Basque ganbera-musika
  • ganbera-musikachamber music
Bulgarian камерна музика
  • камерна музика (kamerna muzika)chamber music
Catalan música de cambra
  • música de cambrachamber music
Chinese Mandarin 室內樂 /室内乐
  • 室內樂 /室内乐 (shìnèiyuè)chamber music
Czech komorní hudba
  • komorní hudbachamber music
Danish kammermusik
  • kammermusikchamber music
Dutch kamermuziek
  • kamermuziekchamber music
Esperanto ĉambra muziko
  • ĉambra muzikochamber music
Estonian kammermuusika
  • kammermuusikachamber music
Finnish kamarimusiikki
  • kamarimusiikkichamber music
French musique de chambre
  • musique de chambrechamber music
German Kammermusik
  • Kammermusikchamber music
Greek μουσική δωματίου
  • μουσική δωματίου (mousikí domatíou)chamber music
Hebrew מוזיקה קאמרית
  • מוזיקה קאמריתchamber music
Hungarian kamarazene
  • kamarazenechamber music
Icelandic kammertónlist, kammermúsík
  • kammertónlistchamber music
  • kammermúsíkchamber music
Indonesian musik kamar
  • musik kamarchamber music
Irish ceol aireagail
  • ceol aireagailchamber music
Italian musica da camera
  • musica da camerachamber music
Japanese 重奏, 室内楽
  • 重奏 (jūsō)chamber music
  • 室内楽 (shitsunaigaku)chamber music
Korean 실내악
  • 실내악 (sillaeak)chamber music
Latvian kamermūzika
  • kamermūzikachamber music
Lithuanian kamerinė muzika
  • kamerinė muzikachamber music
Norwegian Bokmål kammermusikk
  • kammermusikkchamber music
Persian موسیقی مجلسی
  • موسیقی مجلسیchamber music
Polish kameralistyka, muzyka kameralna
  • kameralistykachamber music
  • muzyka kameralnachamber music
Portuguese música de câmara
  • música de câmarachamber music
Romanian muzică de cameră
  • muzică de camerăchamber music
Russian ка́мерная му́зыка
  • ка́мерная му́зыка (kámernaja múzyka)chamber music
Scottish Gaelic ceòl seòmrach
  • ceòl seòmrachchamber music
Slovak komorná hudba
  • komorná hudbachamber music
Spanish música de cámara
  • música de cámarachamber music
Swedish kammarmusik
  • kammarmusikchamber music
Tagalog tugtuging pangkamara
  • tugtuging pangkamarachamber music
Thai ดนตรีเชมเบอร์
  • ดนตรีเชมเบอร์chamber music
Turkish oda müziği
  • oda müziğichamber music
Ukrainian камерна музика
  • камерна музика (kamerna muzyka)chamber music
Vietnamese nhạc thính phòng
  • nhạc thính phòngchamber music
Welsh cerddoriaeth siambr
  • cerddoriaeth siambrchamber music
Cite this entry
APA

chamber music. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chamber%20music

MLA

“chamber music.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chamber%20music. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chamber music,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chamber%20music.

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