choral works
Music for voices
Choral works are musical compositions written for a choir—a group of singers performing together, typically in multiple voice parts.
The term encompasses a range of forms from sacred masses and oratorios to secular cantatas and contemporary pieces: The concert featured choral works by Bach and Brahms.
Distinguished from solo vocal music by the ensemble element.
- sacred musicCompositions for worship
- motetSacred polyphonic choral work
- madrigalUnaccompanied Renaissance choral composition
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- four-part harmonyMusic for four voices
chorale · magnificat · oratorio · opera · cantata · vespers · Christmas carol · glee · a cappella · Renaissance · cathedral · anthem · vocal ensemble · voices · harmony · mass · requiem · alto
- recordingsaudio recording, albums, studio albums, video recording, live albums
- choral musicchoirmaster, mixed choirs, community choirs, church choirs, a cappella
- Classical Recordingssymphonies, concertos, overtures, orchestral arrangements, studio recordings
- worship musicworship band, worship song, worship hymns, worship songs, praise music
- Early Musicmedieval music, Gregorian chant, Renaissance music, motet, baroque music
- Carl OrffCarmina Burana, Prometheus
choral worksinstrumental music
Music without vocals
orchestral works · symphonies · chamber music · piano works · string quartets
choral workssolo pieces
Works for one performer
solo performance · solo voice · solo recital · duets · monologue