A chorus is a part of a song which is repeated after each verse. Caroline sang two verses and the chorus of her song Everyone joined in the chorus. = refrain
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos" a group of people assembled to sing together a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play a body of dancers or singers who perform together utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused
in classical Greek plays, a group of actors who commented on and described the action of a play Members of the chorus were often masked and relied alternatively on song, dance, and recitation to make their commentary Close Window
In Greek tragedy, a group of twelve or fifteen masked performers who dance and sing Often the chorus comments on the action in the play and interprets it from the standpoint of traditional wisdom
When people chorus something, they say it or sing it together. `Hi,' they chorused. see also dawn chorus. if people chorus something, they say it at the same time. In theatre, a group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform as an ensemble to describe and comment on a play's action. Choral performances, which originated in the singing of dithyrambs in honour of Dionysus, dominated Greek drama until the mid-5th century BC, when Aeschylus added a second actor and reduced the chorus from 50 to 12 performers. As the importance of individual actors increased, the chorus gradually disappeared. It was revived in modern plays such as Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra (1931) and T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral (1935). Choruses of singers and dancers came to be featured in musical comedies, especially in the 20th century, first as entertainment and later to help develop the plot
A common audio effect to make an instrument sound like it is one of many (a "chorus" of instruments) Using delay and panning to create several images of the same sound this effect adds depth and resonance to a sound Chorus effects come as guitar pedals, effects processing racks and in a wide variety of software plugins and applications Back
Composed of the women of Corinth, the chorus chiefly serves as a commentator to the action, although it occasionally engages directly in the dialogue The chorus members fully sympathize with Medea's plight, excepting her eventual decision to murder her own children <www sparknotes com/lit/medea/characters html>
A chorus is a group of singers or dancers who perform together in a show, in contrast to the soloists. Students played the lesser parts and sang in the chorus
An effect that makes a single voice sound like multiple voices in unison You can implement chorusing by sending a sound through a series of delays whose delay times are slowly being modulated
When there is a chorus of criticism, disapproval, or praise, that attitude is expressed by a lot of people at the same time. The government is defending its economic policies against a growing chorus of criticism
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
a group of people assembled to sing together a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play a body of dancers or singers who perform together utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused
1) The part of The song that is repeated and has the same music and lyrics each time; the chorus will usually give the point of the song 2) A musical singing group that has many singers 3) A delay effect that simulates a vocal chorus by adding several delays with a mild amount of feedback and a medium amount of depth 4) A similar effect created in some synthesizers by detuning (reducing the pitch of, slightly) and mixing it with the signal that has regular tuning and with a slight delay
(Refrain) A musical phrase normally based on a single-note melody line A key component of an arrangement, it is a song's central motif that ups its recognition factor
A voice effect available in Blaze Audio's Wave Creator and RipEditBurn that makes one voice sound like many Chorus works with all types of audio, but is particularly effective with the human voice
The Chorus effects use modulation to create a rich ensemble sound - as if several instruments were playing one part simultaneously A total of 25 different Chorus types are available in Motif, and some of the effect algorithms are not simply chorus effects: Several types of Delay, Flange, and Phase effects are available as well
There are two meanings for the term "Chorus " The first is a musical ensemble for human voices There are several different kinds of choruses (or choirs)
(1) In classic Greek plays, an ensemble of characters representing the general public of the play, such as the women of Argos or the elders of Thebes Originally, the chorus numbered fifty; Aeschylus is said to have reduced it to twelve and Sophocles to have increased it to fifteen More recent playwrights, including Shakespeare and Jean Anouilh (1910-1987), have occasionally employed a single actor (or small group of actors) as "Chorus," to provide narration between the scenes (2) In musicals, an ensemble of characters who sing and/or dance together (in contrast to soloists, who sing and/or dance independently)
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