A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Camera

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From volume 1 of the work.

1503036A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — CameraGeorge GroveGeorge Grove

CAMERA (Ital. 'chamber'). A sonata or concerto di camera was of secular character, and written for a room, and was so called to distinguish it from the sonata or concerto di chiesa, which was intended for performance in a church.

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