Chamber music

form of classical music composed for a small group of instruments

musical ensemble of four string players

thumb|A street brass quartet In music, a quartet (, , , , ) is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers.

A quintet is a group containing five members. It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single unit.

composition for piano and two instruments, usually a violin and a cello

The arpeggione is a six-stringed musical instrument fretted and tuned like a guitar, but with a curved bridge so it can be bowed like a cello, and thus similar to the bass viola da gamba. The instrument is sometimes also called a guitar violoncello. It is essentially a bass viol with a guitar-type tuning, E–A–d–g–b–''e' .'' The body shape of the arpeggione is, however, more similar to a medieval fiddle than either the guitar or the bass viol. The arpeggione is especially suited to playing runs in thirds, double stops, and arpeggios.

group of five wind players

musical composition for five string players

Group portrait of septet of jazz musicians with instruments and trophy, ca. 1920|thumb|300x300px A septet is a formation containing exactly seven members. It is commonly associated with musical groups but can be applied to any situation where seven similar or related objects are considered a single unit, such as a seven-line stanza of poetry. == Classical and romantic period == One of the most famous classical septets is Beethoven's Septet in E major, Op. 20, composed around 1799–1800, for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, and double bass. The popularity of Beethoven's septet mad

piece written for a group of three string instruments

chamber music composition for piano and three other instruments

thumb|300px|alt=Four musicians with instruments are seated at a table as they face the camera. The lower section of a poster appears on the back wall, displaying the name "Schrammel."|The Schrammel quartet in 1890Schrammelmusik () is a style of Viennese folk music originating in the late nineteenth century and still performed in Austria. The style is named for the prolific folk composers Johann and Josef Schrammel.

musical composition for 5 performers including a piano; genre of art music played by such groups

background music for live performance; term coined by French composer Erik Satie

type of composition for six strings

musical ensemble composed of four saxophones

chamber concert hall in Yerevan, Armenia

organization

string quartet of four equal string instruments - four cellos