chamber orchestra
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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