Definition of Chorus. Meaning of Chorus. Synonyms of Chorus

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Definition of Chorus

Chorus
Chorus Cho"rus, n.; pl. Choruses. [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. ?. See Choir.] 1. (Antiq.) A band of singers and dancers. The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a chorus of singers. --Dryden. 2. (Gr. Drama) A company of persons supposed to behold what passed in the acts of a tragedy, and to sing the sentiments which the events suggested in couplets or verses between the acts; also, that which was thus sung by the chorus. What the lofty, grave tragedians taught In chorus or iambic. --Milton. 3. An interpreter in a dumb show or play. [Obs.] 4. (Mus.) A company of singers singing in concert. 5. (Mus.) A composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices. 6. (Mus.) Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts. 7. The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls.
Chorus
Chorus Cho"rus, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chorused; p. pr. & vb. n. Chorusing.] To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. --W. D. Howells.

Meaning of Chorus from wikipedia

- Look up chorus or choruses in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chorus may refer to: Chorus (song), the part of a song that is repeated several times, usually...
- po****r music is introduction (intro), verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge, and chorus, with an optional outro. In rock music styles...
- post-chorus (or postchorus) is a section that appears after the chorus. The term can be used generically for any section that comes after a chorus, but...
- chorus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dawn chorus may refer to: Dawn chorus (birds), when songbirds sing at the start of a new day Dawn chorus (electromagnetic)...
- Verse–chorus form is a musical form going back to the 1840s, in such songs as "Oh! Susanna", "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze", and many others...
- The BBC Chorus in the history of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Today's BBC Symphony Chorus. Founded in 1928 as the BBC National Chorus, it changed...
- refraindre) is the line or lines that are repeated in poetry or in music—the "chorus" of a song. Poetic fixed forms that feature refrains include the villanelle...
- pensiero" (Italian: [ˈva penˈsjɛːro]), also known as the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves", is a chorus from the opera Nabucco (1842) by Giuseppe Verdi. It recollects...
- A choir (/ˈkwaɪər/ KWIRE), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin chorus, meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral...
- soprano/alto, and mixed choruses). Often, the three Harvard Choruses combine to perform a large choral-orchestral work. The Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus is an adjunct...