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For those of you who've been following the silver links at the bottom of the page, you've gone through a pretty good deal of knowledge by now. You are at least familiar with the general concepts of the instruments, historical periods, and several of the major composers. Now we reach the real fun part of the Music Chamber: the actual music.
By far, this is the section that we've spent the most work on,
mostly because there is just so much material to cover. Because of
the enormous size of the full chamber music repertoire, we could
not go into depth with every single piece ever written. So, we've
included the ability for you to chime in and write about any work
that is presented here. The submission forms are found at the
bottom of each page--you can ask questions, give performance tips,
lend a little historical background, etc... This section
includes:
If you don't know where to begin looking, we've conveniently
compiled a list of 15 of the finest chamber pieces ever written,
with analysis and RealAudio recordings of each. Please go ahead and
enter...
The 15 Greatest
If you're looking for a certain piece in particular, or if you
just want to explore the vast chamber music repertory, this is the
place to start. Be warned, though: it's huge! You can browse
by:
Composer |
See the list of pieces, organized by the names of the composers. |
Genre |
The list, split up according to the genre (string quartet, piano quartet, piano trio, etc...) |
Favorites |
This is a simple page set up so that you can see others' views on chamber pieces and suggest a few pieces yourself. |
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On to the 15
Greatest |
