Whats the difference between choral and chamber singing?
Chamber music refers to a private performance in an intimate setting, usually in a home with a large room or hall, where the “benefactor” or host/hostess can sponsor either an individual vocalist/instumentalist or a small ensemble, usually a trio or quartet. Grand opera pieces are not usually performed in a chamber concert, as that form of composition demands a performance which simply overwhelms the smaller audience in a more confined space. Piano works performed in chamber also tend to be more in line with solo works by composers such as Chopin, rather than grand performances usually heard only with an orchestra. Classic art songs (Italian, French, German and English) are often the style of song performed by soloists, while small ensembles often choose pieces from a cantata or in the style of the madrigal. Chamber performances (including string quartets, etc) are an attempt to carry on a tradition that was formerly only presented by royalty to royalty, in a chamber of the royal resid
