Friday, August 30, 2019

Musical Musings - Volume 10: Chamber Music Part 2

This 10th volume of articles from my classical music blog Musical Musings is Part Two of the Chamber Music category.

There are many different combinations of instruments within chamber music.  Perhaps the most well-known chamber music combination is the string quartet, which consists of two violins, viola and cello.  But the combinations of instruments range from two instruments up to nine.


The articles contained in this ebook range from the 17th century to the 20th century, with well-known and not so well-known composers represented. 

Chamber music by its nature is a very intimate form of music. There is beautiful, powerful and passionate music within the genre that is unique to chamber music. I hope this modest volume adds to the musical pleasure of the listener by giving some information about the composer and analysis of the works being discussed. There is also a link to the original article on my blog, which has a performance of the specific work being discussed, along with some musical examples.

As always, I invite any and all to visit my classical music blog Musical Musings for other articles, illustrations and musical examples.