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choral

choral

13 5.5
Relates to a choir or is meant to be sung by a group of singers
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɔrəl/
translation icon : coral
  • Ray Conniff and his very famous choral group will now entertain us.
  • choral music
  • choral ensemble
  • choral rehearsal

It's, you act like I've been to, you know, choral music with him, which he enjoys very much.

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Examples

  • How do these standards suit the K-12 choral, instrumental, and general music settings?

    Academic text (1991)
  • The foundations of Western choral music are in the monasteries of the early Christian church.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Finally, there would be a choral presentation in which I would sing a solo.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • A bus of undergraduate choral musicians pulls away from the hotel.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Children have been involved in choral ensembles for nearly fifteen hundred years.

    Academic text (1999)
  • After all, students in large instrumental and choral groups work alongside one another to create an integrated, harmonious product.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The men join in the song with choral voices and rhythmic shouts.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Performances have featured jazz, orchestral, wind, choral, operatic, contemporary, and world music.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Elizabeth Ann McAnally is a general music teacher and choral director at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Philadelphia, PA.

    Academic text (2011)
  • During the concert, the choral performance captivated the audience with its rich harmonies.

Synonyms

choric
vschoral
  • Literature
9.9

The voice of a group in a play that comments on the action

refers to music intended to be sung by a choir

Compounds

choral ode
  • Literature
9.9

A song sung by the chorus in Greek plays to comment on the action

How Polyphonic

to fugue
  • Specialized
9.9
polyphony
  • Specialized
1 8.6
choral
13 5.5
hymn
76 3.9
plainchant
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Surface Forms

choral positive

Morphology

choral = chorus (transparent) = chorus + al

The adjective is a regular formation from 'chorus' with the adjectival suffix '-al', and the meaning is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Choral comes from the old Greek word choros, which meant 'dance' or a 'group of singers', and it is the same root as choir and chorus. So, something choral is meant to be sung by a group of people.