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chorale

/kuh-ral, -rahl, kaw-, koh-; kawr-uhl, kohr-/US // kəˈræl, -ˈrɑl, kɔ-, koʊ-; ˈkɔr əl, ˈkoʊr- //UK // (kɒˈrɑːl) //

合唱团,大合唱,合唱,合唱曲

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization: a Bach chorale.
    • : a group of singers specializing in singing church music; choir.

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Examples

  • With them the popular type of tune was the chorale; and here they refused to give way to popular clamour.

  • The overture leads into the first piece of song, the chorale that forms a vital part of the musical texture as the opera proceeds.

  • Then all the congregation sang the chorale, and the choir kept silence.

  • It was published in England in 1618, and had tunes resembling the German Chorale, printed over the psalms, without harmony.

  • The other was the Queen's expression as she raised her eyes to heaven while her husband's Chorale was sung.