choral work
C6285
concept
A choral work is a musical composition written for a choir, often with multiple vocal parts and sometimes accompanied by instruments or performed a cappella.
All labels observed (61)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| choral work canonical | 61 |
| oratorio | 44 |
| sacred choral work | 43 |
| choral composition | 37 |
| choral movement | 36 |
| choral-orchestral work | 29 |
| cantata | 25 |
| choral symphony | 22 |
| sacred vocal work | 13 |
| opera chorus | 11 |
| church cantata | 10 |
| sacred music composition | 10 |
| sacred oratorio | 8 |
| vocal-orchestral work | 8 |
| sacred choral composition | 6 |
| choral anthem | 5 |
| choral piece | 5 |
| choral-orchestral composition | 5 |
| sacred vocal music | 4 |
| Anglican canticle setting | 3 |
| Lutheran chorale | 3 |
| choral-orchestral movement | 3 |
| chorale | 3 |
| chorale melody | 3 |
| oratorio-like composition | 3 |
| polyphonic mass | 3 |
| sacred choral music | 3 |
| a cappella composition | 2 |
| choral mass | 2 |
| choral setting | 2 |
| choral song | 2 |
| dramatic cantata | 2 |
| sacred music work | 2 |
| vocal–instrumental composition | 2 |
| 17th-century musical work | 1 |
| Christmas oratorio | 1 |
| Lutheran cantata | 1 |
| Passion chorale | 1 |
| a cappella mass | 1 |
| choral and orchestral work | 1 |
| choral ballad | 1 |
| choral number | 1 |
| choral scene | 1 |
| choral setting of the Anglican liturgy | 1 |
| choral song cycle | 1 |
| choral soundtrack | 1 |
| choral track | 1 |
| choral-orchestral song cycle | 1 |
| concert mass | 1 |
| lyrical cantata | 1 |
| oratorio-like work | 1 |
| orchestral and choral work | 1 |
| part of oratorio | 1 |
| sacred cantata cycle | 1 |
| sacred choral piece | 1 |
| sacred choral-orchestral work | 1 |
| sacred musical work | 1 |
| scenic cantata | 1 |
| secular choral work | 1 |
| secular vocal-orchestral work | 1 |
| symphonic psalm setting | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: choral work
Generated description
A choral work is a musical composition written for a choir, often with multiple vocal parts and sometimes accompanied by instruments or performed a cappella.
Instances (378)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Cantata III
surface form:
Cantata III (Christmas Oratorio)
|
church cantata |
| Symphony of Psalms | choral-orchestral composition |
|
Mass
surface form:
Mass (Stravinsky)
|
— |
| Cantata IV | church cantata |
| Cantata V | church cantata |
| Cantata VI | church cantata |
| The Canterbury Pilgrims | choral-orchestral work |
| In Honour of the City | choral-orchestral work |
| St Paul’s Voyage to Melita | choral-orchestral work |
| Zadok the Priest | — |
| Messe solennelle de Sainte-Cécile | sacred music composition |
| El Greco (album) | — |
| Chichester Psalms | choral composition |
| Cantate | choral-orchestral composition |
| Psaume | — |
| Mythodea | — |
| Salvete Virgines | choral track |
| Kyrie for the Magdalene | — |
| Axion Esti | oratorio |
| Alexander Nevsky (cantata) | cantata |
| San Francisco Opera Chorus | opera chorus |
| National Philharmonic | chorale |
| Become Desert | choral composition |
| Harmonium | choral-orchestral work |
| On the Transmigration of Souls | — |
| El Niño | oratorio |
| The Bells, Op. 35 | choral symphony |
| La Koro Sutro | choral composition |
| Passio | — |
| Berliner Messe | choral composition |
|
Stabat Mater
surface form:
Stabat Mater (Arvo Pärt)
|
choral composition |
| Miserere | — |
| Adam's Lament | choral-orchestral composition |
| Requiem, Op. 89 | sacred choral work |
| Mass in D major, Op. 86 | — |
| Stabat Mater, Op. 58 | choral composition |
| Chœur des Scythes | choral number |
| Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna | opera chorus |
| The Ballad of Sweeney Todd | choral piece |
| Mass in B minor | — |
| Introitus: Requiem aeternam | choral movement |
| Rex tremendae | choral movement |
| Lacrimosa | sacred choral composition |
| Offertorium: Hostias | choral movement |
| Communio: Lux aeterna | sacred choral composition |
| Sinfonia | — |
| Coro | choral-orchestral composition |
| St Matthew Passion | oratorio |
| Missa Ultimi miei sospiri | polyphonic mass |
| Missa Super La dolce vista | polyphonic mass |