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...
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:
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See the list of pieces, organized by the names of the composers. |
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The list, split up according to the genre (string quartet, piano quartet, piano trio, etc...) |
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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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