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Chorus and Choir Definitions

Chorus

A group of singers who perform together, usually singing multi-part compositions with more than one singer for each part.

Choir

An organized company of singers, especially one performing church music or singing in a church.

Chorus

A group of vocalists and dancers who support the soloists and leading performers in operas, musical comedies, and revues.

Choir

The part of a church used by such a company of singers.

Chorus

A musical composition usually in four or more parts written for a large number of singers.

Choir

The part of the chancel in a cruciform church that is occupied by this company of singers.
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Chorus

A refrain in a song, especially one in which the soloist is joined by other performers or audience members.

Choir

A group of instruments of the same kind
A string choir.

Chorus

A solo section based on the main melody of a popular song and played by a member of the group.

Choir

A division of some pipe organs, containing pipes suitable for accompanying a choir.

Chorus

A group of persons who speak or sing in unison a given part or composition in drama or poetry recitation.

Choir

An organized group
A choir of dancers.
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Chorus

An actor in Elizabethan drama who recites the prologue and epilogue to a play and sometimes comments on the action.

Choir

One of the orders of angels.

Chorus

A group in a classical Greek drama whose songs and dances present an exposition of or, in later tradition, a disengaged commentary on the action.

Choir

To sing in chorus.

Chorus

The portion of a classical Greek drama consisting of choric dance and song.

Choir

A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
The church choir practices Thursday nights.
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Chorus

A speech, song, or other utterance made in concert by many people.

Choir

(architecture) The part of a church where the choir assembles for song.

Chorus

A simultaneous utterance by a number of people
A chorus of jeers from the bystanders.

Choir

One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.
Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are three of the choirs of angels.

Chorus

A simultaneous production of sound by numerous animals
The midday chorus of cicadas.

Choir

Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord.

Chorus

A simultaneous production of sound by numerous inanimate objects
A chorus of lawnmowers from the neighborhood's backyards.

Choir

A band or organized company of singers, especially in church service.

Chorus

To sing or utter in chorus.

Choir

That part of a church appropriated to the singers.

Chorus

A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.

Choir

The chancel.

Chorus

A song performed by the singers of such a group.

Choir

A chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony

Chorus

An actor who reads the prologue and epilogue of a play, and sometimes also acts as a commentator or narrator; also, a portion of a play read by this actor.

Choir

A family of similar musical instrument playing together

Chorus

A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
The performance of the chorus was awe-inspiring and exhilarating.

Choir

The area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave

Chorus

(by extension) A group of people in a performance who recite together.

Choir

Sing in a choir

Chorus

An instance of singing by a group of people.

Chorus

(figuratively)

Chorus

A group of people or animals who make sounds together.
A chorus of crickets
A chorus of whiners

Chorus

The noise or sound made by such a group.
A chorus of shouts and catcalls

Chorus

(music)

Chorus

A piece of music, especially one in a larger work such as an opera, written to be sung by a choir in parts (for example, by sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses).

Chorus

A part of a song which is repeated between verses; a refrain.
The catchiest part of most songs is the chorus.

Chorus

The main part of a pop song played after the introduction.

Chorus

A group of organ pipes or organ stops intended to be played simultaneously; a compound stop; also, the sound made by such pipes or stops.

Chorus

A feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many.

Chorus

(Christianity) A simple, often repetitive, song intended to be sung in a group during informal worship.

Chorus

(jazz) The improvised solo section in a small group performance.

Chorus

(transitive)

Chorus

To sing (a song), express (a sentiment), or recite or say (words) in chorus.

Chorus

To express concurrence with (something said by another person); to echo.

Chorus

(rare) To provide (a song) with a chorus or refrain.

Chorus

(intransitive)

Chorus

To sing the chorus or refrain of a song.

Chorus

To sing, express, or say in, or as if in, unison.

Chorus

To echo in unison another person's words.

Chorus

Of animals: to make cries or sounds together.

Chorus

A band of singers and dancers.
The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a chorus of singers.

Chorus

A company of persons supposed to behold what passed in the acts of a tragedy, and to sing the sentiments which the events suggested in couplets or verses between the acts; also, that which was thus sung by the chorus.
What the lofty, grave tragedians taughtIn chorus or iambic.

Chorus

An interpreter in a dumb show or play.

Chorus

A company of singers singing in concert.

Chorus

A composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices.

Chorus

Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts.

Chorus

The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls.

Chorus

To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously.

Chorus

Any utterance produced simultaneously by a group;
A chorus of boos

Chorus

A group of people assembled to sing together

Chorus

The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

Chorus

A body of dancers or singers who perform together

Chorus

A company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

Chorus

Utter in unison;
`yes,' the children chorused

Chorus

Sing in a choir

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