What are the characteristics of a chamber ensemble?A) A conductor is not needed.B) The strings are dominant.C) One instrument is assigned to a part.D) Bowed instruments are rarely used.

What will be an ideal response?

A, C
Chamber music is a general term  for small groups of instruments in which only one voice or instrument is assigned to a part. Chamber groups are small enough for the players to hear each other, and therefore they do not need a conductor to keep them together. Orchestras predominantly feature bowed strings, while wind ensembles hardly feature them at all.