Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any "art music" that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part. The word "chamber" signifies that the music can be performed in a small room, often in a private salon with an intimate atmosphere. However, it usually does not include, by definition, solo instrument performances. This article discusses classical music in the first sense (see below). ...

Ensembles

Found especially as instrumental sonatas; i.e., violin, cello, viola, horn, bassoon, clarinet, flute sonatas). |- Sonata (From Latin and Italian sonare, to sound), in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to cantata (Latin and Italian cantare, to sing), a piece sung. ... A violin sonata is a musical composition for solo violin, often (but not always) accompanied by a piano or other keyboard instrument, or by figured bass in the Baroque. ... A cello sonata usually denotes a sonata written for cello and piano, though other instrumentations are used, such as solo cello. ... The viola sonata is a sonata for viola, sometimes with other instruments, usually piano. ... A bassoon sonata is a sonata for bassoon, usually with piano accompaniment. ... A clarinet sonata is a sonata for clarinet, usually with piano accompaniment. ... A flute sonata is a sonata usually for flute and piano, though occasionally other accompanying instruments may be used. ...

 |any instrument and basso continuo || Common in baroque music predating the piano. The basso continuo part is always present to provide rhythm and accompaniment, and is often played by a harpsichord but other instruments can also be used. 

|- Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of integer musical notation used to indicate intervals, chords, and nonchord tones, in relation to a bass note. ... Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 and 1750 (see Dates of classical music eras for a discussion of the problems inherent in defining the beginning and end points). ... Harpsichord in the Flemish style A harpsichord is any of a family of European keyboard instruments, including the large instrument currently called a harpsichord, but also the smaller virginals, the muselar virginals and the spinet. ...

 |rowspan=3| Duet || Piano Duet || 1 pno, 4 hands ||Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms (original pieces and a lot of transcriptions of his own works); a favorite domestic musical form, with lots of transcriptions of other genres (operas, symphonies, concertos and so on). 

|- The duet, by Hendrik ter Brugghen A duet is a musical composition or piece for two performers, most often used for a vocal or piano duet. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. ... Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

 | Vocal Duet || voice, pno || Commonly used in the art song, or Lieder. 

|- A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... Lied (plural Lieder) is a German word, literally meaning song; among English speakers, however, it is used primarily as a term for European classical music songs, also known as art songs. Typically, Lieder are arranged for a single singer and piano. ...

 | Instrumental Duet || 2 of any instrument, either equal or not || Mozart's Duets KV 423 and 424 for vn and va and Sonata KV 292 for bsn and vc; Beethoven's Duet for va and vc; Béla Bartók's Duets for 2 vn. 

|- B la Bart k (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a composer, pianist and collector of East European folk music. ...

 |rowspan=11| 3 ||rowspan=11| Trio || String Trio || vln, vla, vc|| Mozart's Divertimento KV 563 is an important example; Beethoven composed a series of 5 Trios at the beginning of his career. 

|- Trio is generally used in any of the following ways: Three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument. ... A string trio is a group of three string instruments or a piece written for such a group. ... The Divertimento in E flat, K. 563, is a classical composition for string trio, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1788, the year in which he completed his last three symphonies and his Coronation Piano Concerto. ...

 | Piano Trio || vln, vc, pno || Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and many others. 

|- A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, almost always a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. ... (Franz) Joseph Haydn (in German, Josef; he never used the Franz) (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was a leading composer of the classical period. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. ... Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... For others with the same name see Robert Schumann (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

 | Voice, Viola and Piano || Voice, vla, pno || William Bolcom's trio Let Evening Come for Soprano, Viola and Piano, and Johannes Brahms' Zwei Gesänge für eine Altstimme mit Bratsche und Pianoforte, Op. 91, for Contralto, Viola and Piano 

|- William Elden Bolcom (born May 26, 1938) is an American composer of chamber, operatic, and symphonic music. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

 | Clarinet, Viola and Piano || cl, vla, pno || Mozart's trio K498, other works by Robert Schumann and Max Bruch 

|- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... The Kegelstatt Trio (K. 498), also referred to as the Mozart Clarinet Trio in E♭, is a classical composition for clarinet, viola, and piano by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1786. ... For others with the same name see Robert Schumann (disambiguation). ... Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (Cologne, January 6, 1838 – Friedenau, October 20, 1920) was a German Romantic composer and conductor who wrote over 200 works, including a violin concerto which is a staple of the violin repertoire. ...

 | Clarinet, Cello and Piano || cl, vc, pno || Beethoven's trio Op. 11, as well as his own transcription, Op. 38, of the Septet, Op. 20; Brahms's trio Op. 114, Alexander von Zemlinsky's Op.3. 

|- A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alexander von Zemlinsky Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky, (October 14, 1871 – March 15, 1942) was an Austrian composer of classical music, conductor, and teacher. ...

 | Voice, Clarinet and Piano || voice, cl, pno || Franz Schubert's Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Schon Lacht Der Holde Fruhling, KV 580; Spohr's Lieder 

|- Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (English: The Shepherd on the Rock), D. 965 is a famous lied for soprano, clarinet, and piano by Franz Schubert. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... Self-portrait of Spohr as a young man. ...

 | Flute, Viola and Harp || fl, vla, hrp || Famous works by Debussy and Arnold Bax. A 20th century invention now with a surprisingly large repertoire. A variant is Flute, Cello and Harp. 

|- The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Claude Debussy, photo by Félix Nadar, 1908. ... Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, KCVO (November 8, 1883 — October 3, 1953), was an English composer and poet. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...

 | Clarinet, Violin, Piano || cl, vln, pno || Largely a 20th century invention, but growing in popularity; famous compositions by Béla Bartók, Milhaud and Khachaturian 

|- (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Béla Bartók in 1927 Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. ... Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (IPA: ) (September 4, 1892 – June 22, 1974) was a French composer and teacher. ... Aram Ilich Khachaturian (Armenian: Ô±Ö€Õ¡Õ´ Ô½Õ¡Õ¹Õ¡Õ¿Ö€ÕµÕ¡Õ¶, Aram Xačatryan; Russian: Аpaм Ильич XaчaÑ‚ypян, Aram Ilič Hačaturjan) (June 6, 1903 – May 1, 1978) was a composer of classical music. ...

 | Horn Trio || hrn, vln, pno || 19th century works; specifically the Trio in E♭ Op. 40 by Brahms 

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 | Soprano, Horn and Piano || sop, hrn, pno || Franz Schubert's Auf Dem Strom 

|- Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ...

 | Reed Trio || ob, cl, bsn || 20th century composers 

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 |rowspan=9| 4 ||rowspan=9| Quartet || String Quartet || 2 vln, vla, vc ||Very popular form. Numerous major examples by Haydn (its creator), Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and many other leading composers (see article). 

|- A quartet is a group of four identical or similar objects, or a grouping of four persons for a common purpose. ... The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ...

 |Piano Quartet || vln, vla, vc, pno || Mozart's KV 478 and 493; Beethoven youth compositions; Schumann, Brahms 

|- A piano quartet is a musical ensemble consisting of a piano and three other instruments, or a piece written for such a group. ...

 | Violin, Clarinet, Cello and Piano || vln, cl, vc, pno || Rare; famous example: Messiaen's Quatuor pour la fin du temps; less famous: Hindemith (1938), Walter Rabl (Op. 1; 1896). 

|- Olivier Messiaen It has been suggested that List of students of Olivier Messiaen be merged into this article or section. ... Quatuor pour la fin du temps, also known by its English title Quartet for the End of Time, is a piece of chamber music by the French composer Olivier Messiaen. ... Paul Hindemith aged 28. ... Walter Rabl (1873-1940) was a Viennese composer, conductor, and teacher of vocal music. ...

 |Clarinet Quartet || 3 B♭ Clarinets and Bass Clarinet || Twentieth-century composers 

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 |Saxophone Quartet || s. sax, a. sax, t. sax, b. sax or a. sax, a. sax, t. sax, b. sax|| Twentieth-century composers 

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 |Flute quartet || 4 fls or fl, vln, vla, and vlc || Examples include those by Friedrich Kuhlau, Anton Reicha, Eugène Bozza, Florent Schmitt and Joseph Jongen. 20th Century: Daniel Theaker 

|- A flute quartet is a musical term for a type of chamber group. ... Friedrich Daniel Rudolf Kuhlau (September 11, 1786 - March 12, 1832) was a German composer during the Classical Period. ... Anton Reichas monument at Père Lachaise, Paris Anton (or Antonin or Antoine) Reicha (or Rejcha) (February 26, 1770 – May 28, 1836) was a Czech-born naturalized French composer, a flautist in his youth, and an influential theorist. ... Eugène Joseph Bozza (4 April 1905 – 28 September 28 1991) was a French composer. ... Florent Schmitt (September 28, 1870, Blamont, Meurthe et Moselle – August 17, 1958 Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French composer. ... Joseph Jongen (December 14, 1873–July 12, 1953) was a Belgian organist, composer, and music educator. ... Daniel George Theaker (born March 30, 1967 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a neoclassical composer, conductor and woodwind instrumentalist. ...

 | Wind Instrument and String Trio || vn, va, vc and fl, ob, cl, bsn|| By Mozart you can find four Flute Quartets and one Oboe Quartet; Krommer wrote Flute Quartets (eg opus 75) Clarinet Quartets and Bassoon Quartets (eg his opus 46 set); Devienne wrote a Bassoon Quartet 

|- A string trio is a group of three string instruments or a piece written for such a group. ... A flute quartet is a musical term for a type of chamber group. ...

 | Piano and Wind Trio || pno, cl, hrn, bsn || Franz Berwald's opus 1 (1819) 

|- Franz Berwald ca 1840 - painter unknown Franz Adolf Berwald (born in Stockholm on July 23, 1796 and died there on April 3, 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer who was generally ignored during his lifetime and had to make his living as an orthopedic surgeon and, later, as the manager...

 | Voice and Piano Trio || voice, pno, vn, vc|| By Beethoven you can find lots of Lieder on several folk roots for such a setting. 

|- A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, almost always a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. ... A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. ... Lied (plural Lieder) is a German word, literally meaning song; among English speakers, however, it is used primarily as a term for European classical music songs, also known as art songs. ...

 |rowspan=9| 5 ||rowspan=9| Quintet ||rowspan=2| Piano Quintet || 2 vln, vla, vc, pno || Schumann, Brahms, Béla Bartók, Shostakovich and others 

|- A quintet is a formation containing five members. ... A piano quintet is a chamber musical ensemble made up of one piano and four other instruments, or the name of a piece written for such a group. ... For others with the same name see Robert Schumann (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Béla Bartók in 1927 Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. ... Dmitri Shostakovich   (Russian: , Dmitrij Dmitrievič Å ostakovič) (September 25 [O.S. September 12] 1906–August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. ...

 | vln, vla, vc, cb, pno || An uncommon instrumentation used by Franz Schubert in his Trout Quintet as well as by Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Louise Farrenc. 

|- Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... The Trout Quintet is the popular name for the piano quintet in A major by Franz Schubert. ... Johann Nepomuk Hummel Johann Nepomuk Hummel or Jan Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 1778 – 17 October 1837) was a composer and virtuoso pianist of Austrian origin who was born in Pressburg (present-day Bratislava, Slovakia). ... Louise Farrenc (May 31, 1804 - September 15, 1875) French composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher. ...

 | Woodwind Quintet || fl, cl, ob, bsn, hrn || 19th century (Reicha, Danzi and others) and 20th century composers 

|- A wind quintet, also sometimes known as a woodwind quintet, is a group of five wind players (most commonly flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon). ... Anton (Antonin; Antoine) Reicha (Prague, February 26, 1770 – Paris, May 28, 1836) was a Bohemian composer and theorist. ... Franz Ignaz Danzi (June 15, 1763 - April 13, 1826) was a German composer and conductor, the son of a noted Italian cellist. ...

 | String Quintet || 2 vln, vla, vc with additional vla, vc, or cb || with 2nd va: Michael Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner; with 2nd vc: Boccherini, Schubert; with cb: Vagn Holmboe, Dvořák. 

|- A string quintet is an ensemble of five string instrument players or a piece written for such a combination. ... Michael Haydn Johann Michael Haydn (September 14, 1737 – August 10, 1806) was an Austrian composer, the younger brother of (Franz) Joseph Haydn. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... “Bruckner” redirects here. ... Luigi Boccherini Luigi Rodolfo Boccherini (February 19, 1743 – May 28, 1805) was a classical era composer and cellist from Italy, whose music retained a courtly and galante style while he matured somewhat apart from the major European musical centers. ... Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Antonín Dvořáks String Quintet No. ...

 | Wind & Strings Quintet || ob, cl, vln, vla, cb || Prokofiev, Quintet in G minor Op.39. In six movements. (1925) 

|- Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев) (April 271, 1891 – March 5, 1953) was one of the Soviet Unions greatest composers. ...

 | Brass Quintet || 2 tr, 1 hrn, 1 trm, 1 tuba || Mostly after 1950. 

|- A brass quintet is a five-piece musical ensemble composed of brass instruments. ...

 | Clarinet Quintet || cl, 2 vn, 1 va, 1 vc || Mozart's KV 581, Brahms's Op. 115, Weber's Op. 34, Hindemith's (in which the clarinet player must alternate between a B♭ and a E♭ instrument) and many others. 

|- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Paul Hindemith aged 28. ...

 | || cl, pno left hand, vn, va, vc|| Schmidt's chamber pieces dedicated to the pianist Paul Wittgenstein (who played with left hand only), although they are almost always performed nowadays in a two hands version arranged by Friedrich Wührer. 

|- Franz Schmidt (December 22, 1874 – February 11, 1939) was an Austrian composer, cellist and pianist. ...

 | Piano and Wind Quartet || pno, ob, cl, bsn, hrn|| Mozart's KV 452, Beethoven's Op. 16, and many others, including two by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Anton Rubinstein. (The four Wind Instruments may vary) 

|- A short grand piano, with the top up. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... Quintet in E flat for Piano and Winds is the common name of a composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with the Köchel number of 452. ... A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. ... Quintet in E flat for Piano and Winds, Op. ... Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian: , Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov), also Nikolay, Nicolai, and Rimsky-Korsakoff, (March 6 (O.S. March 18), 1844 – June 8 (O.S. June 21) 1908) was a Russian composer, one of five Russian composers known as The Five, and was later a teacher of harmony and... Rubinsteins portrait by Ilya Repin. ...

 |rowspan=5| 6 ||rowspan=5| Sextet || String Sextet || 2 vln, 2 vla, 2 vc || Important among these are Brahms' Op. 18 and Op. 36 Sextets, and Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (original version). 

|- A Sextet is a formation containing exactly six members. ... In classical music, a string sextet is a composition written for six string instruments, or a group of six musicians who perform such a composition. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Schoenberg redirects here. ...

 | Wind Sextet || 2 ob, 2 bsn, 2 hrn or 2 cl, 2 hrn, 2 bsn || By Mozart there are the two types; Beethoven used the one with cl 

|- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. ...

 | Piano and Wind Quintet || fl, ob, cl, bsn, hrn, pno || Such as the Poulenc Sextet, and another by Ludwig Thuille. 

|- A short grand piano, with the top up. ... A wind quintet, also sometimes known as a woodwind quintet, is a group of five wind players (most commonly flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon). ... Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (IPA: ) (January 7, 1899 - January 30, 1963) was a French composer and a member of the French group Les Six. ... Ludwig Thuille (born 30 November 1861 in Bolzano, Southern Tyrol, died 5 February 1907 in Munich) was a German composer and pedagogue who was for a short time numbered among the leading operatic composers of the Munich School whose most famous representative was Richard Strauss. ...

 | Piano Sextet || vln, 2 vla, vc, cb, pno || e.g. Mendelssohn's Op. 110, also one by Leslie Bassett. ([1]) 

|- A piano sextet is a composition for piano and five other musical instruments, or a group of six musicians who perform such works. ... Leslie Bassett (born January 22, 1923) is an American composer of classical music. ...

 | || cl, 2 vln, vla, vc, pno || An example is Prokofiev's Overture on Hebrew Themes Op. 34. 

|- Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: , Sergej Sergejevič Prokofijev; April 27 (April 151 O.S.), 1891–March 5, 1953) was a Russian and Soviet composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. ...

 | 7 || Septet || Wind and String Septet || cl, hrn, bsn, vln, vla, vc, cb || Popularized by Beethoven's Septet Op. 20, Berwald's, and many others. 

|- A septet is a formation containing exactly seven members. ... A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. ... The Septet in E flat, Opus 20, by Ludwig van Beethoven, was first performed in 1800 and published in 1802. ... Franz Berwald ca 1840 - painter unknown Franz Adolf Berwald (born in Stockholm on July 23, 1796 and died there on April 3, 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer who was generally ignored during his lifetime and had to make his living as an orthopedic surgeon and, later, as the manager...

 |rowspan=4| 8 ||rowspan=4| Octet || Wind and String Octet || cl, hrn, bsn, 2 vln, vla, vc, cb || Popularized by Schubert's Octet D. 803, inspired by Beethoven's Septet. 

|- In music, an octet is a musical ensemble consisting of eight instruments or a musical composition written for it. ... Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... The Octet in F major, D. 803 was composed by Franz Schubert in March 1824. ...

 | String Octet || 4 vln, 2 vla, 2 vc || Popularized by Mendelssohn's String Octet Op. 20. Others (among them works by Woldemar Bargiel, George Enescu, and a pair of pieces by Dmitri Shostakovich) have followed. 

|- Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer and conductor of the early Romantic period. ... A double string quartet, the ensemble employed by the work. ... Woldemar Bargiel (October 3, 1828 – February 23, 1897) was a German composer of classical music. ... George Enescu George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ; known in France as Georges Enesco) (August 19, 1881, Liveni – May 4, 1955, Paris) was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher, preeminent Romanian musician of the 20th century, and one of the greatest performers of his time. ... Dmitri Shostakovich   (Russian: , Dmitrij Dmitrievič Å ostakovič) (September 25 [O.S. September 12] 1906–August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. ...

 | Double Quartet || 4 vln, 2 vla, 2 vc || Two string quartets arranged antiphonically. A genre preferred by Louis Spohr. Darius Milhaud's Op. 291 Octet is, rather, a couple of String Quartets (his 14th and 15th) performed simultaneously 

|- The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ... This article is about the musical term. ... Self-portrait of Spohr as a young man. ...

 | Wind Octet || 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 hrn, 2 bsn || Mozart's KV 375 and 388, Beethoven's Op. 108, many written by Franz Krommer. 

|- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. ... Franz Krommer (lang-cz: František Vincenc Kramář) (November 27, 1759 – January 8, 1831) was a Moravian composer of classical music, whose seventy-year life began the year of the death of George Frideric Handel and ended a few years after that of Ludwig van Beethoven. ...

 | 9 || Nonet || Wind and String Nonet || fl, ob, cl, hrn, bsn, vn, va, vc, db|| Including one written by Spohr, and two by Bohuslav Martinů. 

|- In music, a nonet is a composition which requires nine musicians for a performance, or a musical group that consists of nine people. ... Self-portrait of Spohr as a young man. ... Portrait of Martinů Bohuslav Martinů ( ; December 8, 1890—August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer. ...

 | 10 || Decet || Double Wind Quintet ||2 ob, 2 English hrn, 2 cl, 2 hrn, 2 bsn (Mozart's set) or 2 fl, ob, Eng hrn, 2 cl, 2 hrn and 2 bsn (Enescu's set) || After Mozart's Divertimenti KV 166 and 186 it's hard to find another example of 10 instruments. By convention, after nine players works cease to be considered chamber works generally speaking, but the decet/dixtuor in D, opus 14 by George Enescu for 2 flutes, oboe, English horn, two clarinets, two horns and two bassoons, written in 1906 will be included here. 

|- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... George Enescu George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ; known in France as Georges Enesco) (August 19, 1881, Liveni – May 4, 1955, Paris) was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher, preeminent Romanian musician of the 20th century, and one of the greatest performers of his time. ...

 |colspan=5 border="0"| Key: vln - violin; vla - viola; vc - cello; cb - double bass; pno - piano; fl - flute; ob - oboe; Eng hrn - English horn; cl - clarinet; s. sax - soprano saxophone; a. sax - alto saxophone; t. sax - tenor saxophone; b. sax - baritone saxophone; bsn - bassoon; hrn - horn; tr - trumpet; trm - trombone 

|} The standard repertoire for chamber ensembles is rich, and the totality of chamber music in print in sheet music form is nearly boundless. See the articles on each instrument combination for examples of repertoire. The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... The viola (in French, alto; in German Bratsche) is a string instrument played with a bow. ... The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello, or cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in cheese), is a bowed stringed instrument,is not the lowest-sounding member of the violin family, the bass is. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... Cor anglais The cor anglais or English horn is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... Two soprano clarinets: a Bâ™­ clarinet (left, with capped mouthpiece) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... The soprano saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. ... The baritone saxophone, often called bari sax (to avoid confusion with the baritone horn, which is often referred to simply as baritone), is one of the larger and lower pitched members of the saxophone family. ... The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers and occasionally even higher. ... The horn (popularly known also as the French horn) is a brass instrument decended from the natural horn that consists of tubing wrapped into a coiled form. ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the French horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, and tuba. ... The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... Sheet music is written representation of music. ...

References

• The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians (ed. Stanley Sadie, 1980)

... Stanley Sadie, CBE, (October 30, 1930-March 21, 2005) was a British musicologist, music critic, and editor. ...

External links

• Chamber Music America.
• The Ottawa International Chamber Music Society (Chamberfest) one of the world's leading international chamber music festivals.
• New York Philomusica
• Friends of Chamber Music.
• The Amateur Chamber Music Players publishes a contact list of musicians worldwide who play chamber music for their own enjoyment. They also publish lists of repertoire.
• Composer Planet wiki
• Art of the States: Chamber/small chamber music (3-8 instruments) by American composers
• Art of the States: Chamber/large chamber music (9+ instruments) by American composers