chorale
chorale
Definition
cho·rale (kə ral′, -räl′)
noun
- a hymn tune, esp. in the Lutheran service, with a simple melody and rhythm
- a choral or instrumental composition based on such a tune
- a group of singers; choir or chorus
Etymology: < Ger choral (gesang), choral (song), hymn
chorale
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- sing: The deep emotion and simple austerity of Bach's magnificent sung chorales are juxtaposed with the intricacies of his organ preludes.
- play: The next stop was Gresford's impressive Perpendicular parish church, containing a respectable 1912 Hill, where Roger Hill played some chorale preludes.
- have: It begins rather in the manner of Eastern European folkmusic, and has a neoclassical chorale at the end.
Preposition: at
- end: But why an organ chorale at the end of what is intended to be an epic work for harpsichord?
Adjective modifier
- final: The final Chorale and fugue was an excellent example of togetherness on all fronts.
Modifies a noun
- prelude: Together with these comes a selection of chorale preludes - part of the everyday working material of a Lutheran organist.
- melody: Bach's congregation would have known and sung the chorale melodies in the Christmas Oratorio.
- tune: In the closing section, Mendelssohn incorporates the chorale tune How brightly shines the morning star.
- harmonization: We use a standard data set of chorale harmonisations composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.
- theme: A chorale theme ( fig.4 ) is heard for the first time, ornamented by fragmentary patterns beneath.
- setting: Bach's chorale settings show a different but complementary side to his free organ works.
Noun used with modifier
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