Chamber Music is played by small groups
- The rooms where musicians came to play weren't enormous, so there wasn't room for a full orchestra. This meant that chamber music was written for a small number of musicians-between two and eight
- There's a name for each size of group
Duet=two players, Trio=three players, Quartet=four players, Quintet-five players, Sextet=six players, Septet=seven players, Octet=eight players
- With so few people in chamber groups, you don't need a conductor. Instead, one of the players lead. The others have to watch and listen carefully, to make sure timing, dynamics and interpretation are right
- Each part in the music is played by just one person
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