choir vs chorus
Definitions
noun
- a family of similar musical instrument playing together
- a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
- the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave
verb
- sing in a choir
Examples
The music promises to be superb:James MacMillan has been commissioned to write two pieces: one for choir, organ, brass and timps, the other for choir a cappella.
To supplement his income, he taught private voice lessons in his home and sang in a church choir.
Another tomb of interest (and of which we will speak in extenso in the next instalment of this series) is the tomb of the Pope Clement II, the only pope to be buried north of the Alps. The statue, sculpted by the same (unknown) sculptor as the Horseman, was originally the slab of the tomb, which remains on the west choir, behind the cathedra:
Definitions
noun
- a group of people assembled to sing together
- any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
- a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
- the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
- a body of dancers or singers who perform together
verb
- sing in a choir
- utter in unison
Examples
Pärt has written many a cappella works for several voices or chorus, and this new one, apart from its concision, is typical.
Oh bravissimo in chorus, and he would have danced out into the middle of the room before us all, had not Fortunata whispered in his ear, telling him, I suppose, that such low buffoonery was not in keeping with his dignity.
The Chorus also recalls how Bacchus' mother, a mortal woman, was killed after she was tragically struck by Zeus' thunderbolt.
