mixed choir
Voices, both sexes
A mixed choir is a singing group composed of both male and female voices, typically including soprano, alto, tenor, and bass sections.
Most community, church, and school choirs are mixed, as distinguished from all-male or all-female ensembles: The mixed choir performed Handel's Messiah.
- tenorEssential meaning or import
- sopranoHighest female voice range
- altoLower female voice
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- church servicesScheduled communal worship events
Sunday service · four-part harmony · sight-reading · accompanist · music stand · harmony · blend · weddings · baritone · polyphony · voice parts · funerals · Christmas concert · vocal warm-ups · pitch pipe · treble · contralto · voices
- singingsoprano, lead vocals, vocalist, alto, backing vocals
- group singingsing-along, singalong, sing-alongs, vocal ensemble, group singing
- vocal groupsvocal ensemble, vocal quartet, barbershop quartet, chorale, gospel quartet
- choral musicchoirmaster, community choirs, church choirs, a cappella, vocal ensemble
- secular choral musica cappella, madrigal, part-song, glee, round
- sacred accompanimentorgan, pipe organ, church organ, harmonium, reed organ
gender composition
mixed choirmen's choir
Male vocal ensemble
women's choir · male voice choir · men's chorus · women's chorus · male choir