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 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| "Bel édifice et les pressentiments" II | vocal–instrumental composition |
| Improvisation I sur Mallarmé | vocal-orchestral work |
| Selig sind, die da Leid tragen | choral movement |
| Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras | choral movement |
| Selig sind die Toten | choral movement |
| O Fortuna | — |
| Trionfo di Afrodite | cantata |
| Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi | choral movement |
| Uf dem Anger | choral movement |
| Blanziflor et Helena | choral piece |
| Fortune plango vulnera | choral movement |
| Ave formosissima | choral song |
| Symphony No. 2 | choral symphony |
|
Neal’s Music Hall, Dublin
surface form:
Messiah
|
oratorio |
|
HWV 56
surface form:
Messiah
|
oratorio |
|
Orchestre Symphonique de Bruxelles
surface form:
Symphony of Psalms
|
choral symphony |
| I: Exaudi orationem meam, Domine | choral movement |
| II: Expectans expectavi Dominum | choral movement |
| The Heavens are Telling | choral composition |
| Hob. XXI:2 | oratorio |
| War Requiem | — |
| Paris Opera Chorus | opera chorus |
| Pathodia sacra et profana | 17th-century musical work |
| Adam lay ybounden | — |
| The Eternal Road | oratorio |
| Hymns from the Rig Veda | choral-orchestral work |
| Blest Pair of Sirens | — |
| Songs of Farewell | — |
| I was glad | choral anthem |
|
Stabat Mater
surface form:
Stabat Mater (Stanford)
|
sacred choral work |
| Songs of the Sea | — |
| Songs of the Fleet | choral-orchestral song cycle |
| Service in B-flat major | sacred choral work |
| Service in G major | sacred choral composition |
|
Italian cantata Aci, Galatea e Polifemo by George Frideric Handel
surface form:
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
|
dramatic cantata |
| Tenebrae Responsories | sacred choral music |
| Missa Pro Victoria | polyphonic mass |
| Motet O magnum mysterium | — |
|
Motet Vere languores nostros
surface form:
Vere languores nostros
|
sacred choral work |
|
“Ave Maria Guaraní”
surface form:
Ave Maria Guaraní
|
choral composition |
| St. Luke Passion | oratorio |
| Polish Requiem | choral-orchestral work |
| Symphony No. 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem" | choral symphony |
| Utrenja | — |
| Symphony No. 5 "Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya" | choral symphony |
|
“On Earth as It Is in Heaven”
surface form:
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
|
choral-orchestral work |
|
Iacopo Cassetti
surface form:
Juditha triumphans
|
oratorio |
| Pie Jesu | sacred choral piece |
|
Stabat Mater
surface form:
Stabat Mater (Poulenc)
|
sacred choral-orchestral work |
| Aubade | cantata |