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chamber orchestra Definition

chamber orchestra

noun

an orchestra much smaller than a symphony orchestra, usually playing compositions suited to it

chamber orchestra Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • player: About the orchestra The Ten Tors is a chamber orchestra of 31 professional players.

Converse of object

  • include: Its membership is open to all such organizations including chamber orchestras, symphonic wind and jazz orchestras.

Adjective modifier

  • professional: Founded in 1990, Southern Sinfonia is the highly acclaimed professional chamber orchestra of southern England.
  • small: At the North end of the room stood the stage, as today, suitably sized for a small chamber orchestra.
  • new: Nicola joined a new chamber orchestra as double bass player in Lisbon after her university courses before returning to the North of England.
  • own: Some students have even formed their own chamber orchestras on NYO courses!

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