choral singing
Voices in harmony
Choral singing is group vocal music performed by a choir or chorus, typically with multiple voices on each part.
The term emphasizes the communal, blended nature of the sound rather than individual performance: She discovered choral singing in college and joined three ensembles.
Choral singing spans sacred and secular traditions, from Renaissance masses to contemporary arrangements.
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- voice partsDistinct melodic lines sung
- altoLower female voice
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- choristerMember of a choir
harmony · rehearsal · Gregorian chant · barbershop quartet · concert · soprano · madrigal · motet · a cappella · cantata · tenor · counterpoint · oratorio · sightreading · accompanist · bass · voices · baritone
- Albanian musicpolyphony, def, tambura, traditional instruments
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- musical groupsband, bands, orchestra, orchestras, choirs
- Group Performancerehearsal, choreography, blocking, casting, harmony
- vocal trainingvocal exercises, voice training, vocal warm-ups, vocal technique, vocal scales
- worship actspraying, kneeling, prostration, genuflection, bowing
choral singingsolo singing
One person vocalizing music
solo performance · solo · soloist · aria · single voice
choral singinginstrumental music
Music without vocals
orchestral music · chamber music · band music · symphony · electronic music
choral singingcacophony
Harsh, clashing sounds
crowd noise · silence · muteness · babble