Music - Chamber Music

Chamber Music

... composed for a small group of instruments (more than 1) ... that could fit in a palace chamber. 

For more than 200 years, chamber music was played primarily by amateur musicians in their homes. Today, many amateur and professional musicians still play it for their own pleasure. 

Source: Wikipedia

Duo

* Violin & Cello Duo
        e.g. Beethoven's Duet for Violin & Cello











Trio

* Piano Trio (piano, violin, cello);
        e.g. Tchaikovsky's: In Memory of a Great Artist












Quartet

* String Quartet (2 violins, viola, cello);
        e.g. Pachelbel's Canon in D

* Piano Quartet (piano, violin, viola, cello);
        e.g. Mozart's Piano Quartet K.493

* Flute Quartet (flute, violin, viola, cello);
        e.g. Mozart's Flute Quartet in D












Quintet

* Piano Quintet (piano plus string quartet);
        e.g. Schubert's Trout Quintet

* Clarinet Quintet (clarinet plus string quartet);
        e.g. Mozart's Clarinet Quintet

* Wind Quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon);
        e.g. Beethoven's Wind Quintet Op.71











Sextet

* String Sextet (2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos);
        e.g. Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence












Septet

        e.g. Beethoven's Septet, Op.20


















Octet

* String Octet (two string quartets)
        e.g.  Mendelssohn's String Octet Op.20

Nonet

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