A camerata is a small

chamber orchestra Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numbe ...

choir A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which ...

, with up to 40 to 60 musicians.

Examples of music ensembles

* Camerata Vox Lumini, a chamber music ensemble from Talca, Chile *

Camerata Bariloche The Camerata Bariloche is a chamber music ensemble from Argentina, founded in 1967. The ensemble has achieved international recognition for excellence. Origins The Camerata was formed by musician Alberto Lysy, who organized the Camping Musical ...

, a chamber music ensemble in

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

Camerata Bern Located in Bern, Switzerland, the Camerata Bern was founded in 1963 as a conductorless, flexible chamber orchestra. The Camerata Bern performs early Baroque to contemporary classical music. The group tours extensively worldwide and is releasing ...

, a Swiss small and flexible chamber orchestra * Camerata Chicago, an American chamber orchestra * Camerata de' Bardi * Camerata Ireland, a chamber orchestra *

Kyiv Camerata The national ensemble Kyiv Camerata (or Kyivska Camerata) is a musical group in Kyiv. The National Ensemble of soloists ''Kyivska Camerata'' is a leading Ukrainian performer of chamber music of different styles. The ensemble's repertoire is remark ...

, a Ukrainian orchestra * Camerata Klaipėda, a Lithuanian chamber orchestra *

Camerata Mediolanense __NOTOC__ Camerata Mediolanense is an ensemble of musicians established in Milan, Italy in 1994. Their music can be classified as darkwave/ neoclassical, with folk elements. Head of the project is diplomated classical composer Elena Previdi, o ...

, an ensemble of musicians established in Milano, Italy * Camerata Mediterranea, a French nonprofit organization and an international, intercultural institute of musical exchanges *

Camerata of London Camerata of London is a modern-instrument chamber orchestra with a repertoire ranging from the early Baroque to the contemporary music. Camerata of London has performed in London venues including Queen Elizabeth Hall, St John's, Smith Square, St ...

, an English modern-instrument chamber orchestra *

Camerata Salzburg The Camerata Salzburg is an Austrian chamber orchestra based in Salzburg, Austria. The Camerata's principal concert venue is the Mozarteum University. History Bernhard Paumgartner founded the ensemble in 1952 as the ''Camerata Academica des Moza ...

, an Austrian chamber orchestra *

Camerata Trajectina Camerata Trajectina is a Dutch early music ensemble (in English, the word, " camerata," generally means a choir or small chamber orchestra). The ensemble was founded in Utrecht (hence Latin ''trajectina''; of Utrecht) in 1974 by Jos van Veldhoven ...

, a Dutch early music ensemble * Boston Camerata, an American early music ensemble * Halifax Camerata Singers, a Canadian chamber choir *

Manchester Camerata The Manchester Camerata is a British chamber orchestra based in Manchester, England. A sub-group from the orchestra, the Manchester Camerata Ensemble, specialises in chamber music performances. The orchestra's primary concert venue is The Bridg ...

, a British chamber orchestra * Oslo Camerata, a Norwegian mostly classical string orchestra * Polish Chamber Orchestra Camerata-Wroclaw, a professional orchestra * Skipton Building Society Camerata, an English professional chamber orchestra * Toronto Camerata, a Canadian chamber orchestra * University of Pretoria Camerata, a choir at the University of Pretoria, South Africa * Washington Men's Camerata * * Camerata New Jersey, a virtuosic classical music ensemble based in metropolitan NY area.

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