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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Instruction
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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 |
|---|---|
| Figure humaine | cantata |
| Litanies à la Vierge noire | sacred choral work |
| Eternal Light: A Requiem | choral-orchestral work |
| Love Divine | — |
| In Memoriam | choral and orchestral work |
| Stabat Mater | sacred choral composition |
| Petite messe solennelle | sacred choral work |
| Chandos Anthems | church cantata |
| I will lift up mine eyes | choral movement |
| Holy is the true light | choral movement |
| Requiem aeternam I | choral movement |
| Collegium Regale | choral composition |
| Nunc dimittis in D | choral composition |
| Collegium Regale service in D | choral composition |
| Magnificat in G (Gloucester Service) | choral composition |
| Nunc Dimittis in G (Gloucester Service) | — |
| Howells’ Gloucester Service | Anglican canticle setting |
| Magnificat in D | choral composition |
|
Part III
surface form:
Chorus mysticus (Scenes from Goethe’s Faust)
|
choral movement |
| Transfiguration | choral movement |
|
Michael Howells
surface form:
Hymnus Paradisi
|
— |
| Dante Symphony | — |
| Triptych (Eyes of One on Another) | oratorio |
| Symphony No. 2 in C minor | choral symphony |
| Field Mass | cantata |
| Third Psalm Tune by Thomas Tallis | chorale melody |
| Spem in alium | — |
| If Ye Love Me | choral anthem |
| O nata lux | sacred choral work |
| O sacrum convivium | sacred choral work |
| Gaude gloriosa Dei mater | sacred choral work |
| Puer natus est nobis | — |
| In ieiunio et fletu | sacred music composition |
| Salvator mundi | — |
| A New Commandment | choral anthem |
| Geographical Fugue | — |
| Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher | oratorio |
| Rejoice in the Lamb | cantata |
|
Chichester Service (Britten)
surface form:
Chichester Service
|
— |
|
Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb
surface form:
Rejoice in the Lamb
|
cantata |
|
Gerald Finzi’s Lo, the full, final sacrifice
surface form:
Lo, the full, final sacrifice
|
choral anthem |
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Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms
surface form:
Chichester Psalms
|
choral-orchestral work |
| Bernstein Symphony No. 3 | choral symphony |
|
Symphony No. 1
surface form:
Symphony No. 1 (Bernstein)
|
choral symphony |
|
The Lamentation of Doctor Faustus (fictional composition)
surface form:
The Lamentation of Doctor Faustus
|
oratorio-like composition |
|
Al s'fod (Do Not Lament), Terezín composition
surface form:
Al s'fod (Do Not Lament)
|
— |
| Gartenlieder, Op. 3 | — |
| Parodos | choral song |
| Vökuró | choral piece |
|
chorus "Mache dich auf, werde licht"
surface form:
Mache dich auf, werde licht
|
choral movement |