
chorus vs. choir - WordReference Forums
2009年6月2日 · " The choir or chorus is a body of singers performing as a group. The English language appears to be alone in perpetuatine a useful distinction between “choir” and “chorus”. The latter is commonly used to denote larger groups of singers, especially amateur enthusiasts, but also professionals in the theatre and opera house.
chorus / choir - WordReference Forums
2009年11月3日 · Podríais decirme la diferencia entre chorus y choir. Cuándo se utiliza cada uno? Muchas gracias.
chorus / choral / choir score | WordReference Forums
2010年3月18日 · Choir, chorale and chorus are nouns. - I sang in the choir / chorale / chorus. - I sung with the choir / choral / chorus. - The chorale sounded beautiful. Choral is an adjective. Short for the German "Choralgesang" meaning "chorale song." - I was reading the choral score. - It was a beautiful choral piece we heard. Here are the subtleties ...
chamber choir vs. chamber ensemble | WordReference Forums
2015年8月4日 · A choir is a specific type of ensemble: one made of singers. Thus every chamber choir is also a chamber ensemble; they might choose one term or the other depending on personal preference. Regardless, to me 28 singers is far too big to be a "chamber" anything.
School choir or chorus? - WordReference Forums
2011年12月13日 · A choir does the main part of the singing (though it may have soloists and instruments), whereas a chorus comes in from time to time and accompanies the main singers - as in the opera and musical theatre. Schools have regular choirs; a school production of a musical play might have a chorus.
Choir vs chorus - WordReference Forums
2006年10月3日 · "Chorus" has many meanings, though, and is both a noun and a verb. "The children chorused as one, 'Yes!'" This is the verb form, and there is no equivalent for choir, such as "choired". Also, the repeating section found in most popular songs is called the "chorus". The non-repeating sections are called "verses".
Why is 'choir' pronounced kwʌɪə? [quire] - WordReference Forums
2011年4月10日 · It also makes it clear that 'quire' (or rather variants thereof) is the original English spelling, stating "since the close of the 17th cent. this has been fictitiously spelt choir, apparently as a partial assimilation to Greek-Latin chorus, or French chœur." I like that use of "fictitously"
2019 Most Classic Chorus vs.... - WordReference Forums
2019年12月25日 · Hi everyone, could you please help me with a question? Q. Context: There is a choir song video, which is newly released in 2019. 1. Choir of 200 Christians | 2019 Most Classic Chorus 2. Choir of 200 Christians | Classic 2019 Chorus 3. Choir of 200 Christians | Classic Chorus of 2019 4...
maestro VS director - WordReference Forums
2009年8月18日 · Ciao a tutti, Altro dubbio: i vari maestri (nel senso di insegnanti di musica ma anche di maestri di coro) li chiamo maestros o directors? And a music teacher who in most cases is or has been also a choir(/chours?) director is generically called a …
Choir/chorus - WordReference Forums
2009年8月25日 · I think I would prefer "chorus". "Choir" tends to refer to a singing group in a religious or church context. Here is an example of a group, which sounds like yours, that calls itself a chorus: "The Austin Civic Chorus (ACC) is an award-winning large symphonic chorus with 100-140 members that performs choral masterworks with professional ...