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)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
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 |
|---|---|
|
chorale "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
surface form:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
|
chorale |
|
chorale "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr"
surface form:
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
|
Lutheran chorale |
| Treulich geführt | choral piece |
| The Tower of Babel | oratorio |
| Christ (oratorio) | oratorio |
| Paradise Lost (oratorio) | oratorio |
| Moses (oratorio) | oratorio |
| Cain (oratorio) | oratorio |
| Tower of Babel (oratorio) | oratorio |
| When I Need a Friend | choral ballad |
|
In the Bleak Midwinter
surface form:
Harold Darke setting of "In the Bleak Midwinter"
|
choral setting |
| Requiem et Kyrie | choral movement |
| L’arrivée à Saïs | choral piece |
| Shepherds’ Farewell | — |
| The Dream of Gerontius | — |
| Coronation Ode | choral-orchestral work |
| The Apostles | oratorio |
| The Kingdom | oratorio |
| Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde | vocal-orchestral work |
| Der Einsame im Herbst | vocal-orchestral work |
| Der Abschied | vocal-orchestral work |
|
sixth mass by Franz Schubert
surface form:
Mass No. 6 in E-flat major, D 950
|
sacred choral work |
| Storm Clouds Cantata | choral-orchestral work |
| The Storm Clouds Cantata used by Alfred Hitchcock | cantata |
| Entry of the Guests | — |
| The Flight into Egypt (cantata) | cantata |
|
Requiem
surface form:
Requiem (Harbison)
|
choral-orchestral work |
| Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine | vocal-orchestral work |
| Le Roi David | oratorio |
| Hail! Bright Cecilia | — |
| Anthems for the Use of the Royal Chapel | sacred choral music |
| Stabat Mater, Op. 28 | choral composition |
| Mass for Five Voices, Op. 9 | — |
| Love Abide | choral composition |
| Faithful Journey – A Mass for Poland | choral-orchestral work |
| The Call | choral composition |
| All Shall Be Well | choral composition |
| Dance of Life: Tallinn Mass | choral-orchestral work |
| Across the Line of Dreams | choral-orchestral work |
| Heavenly Aeroplane | choral composition |
| Let All the World | choral composition |
| Love Endureth | choral composition |
| Wherever You Are | choral composition |
| The Shadows of War | choral composition |
|
Stabat Mater
surface form:
Stabat Mater (Paul Mealor)
|
choral composition |
|
De Profundis
surface form:
De Profundis (Paul Mealor)
|
choral composition |
| Metropolitan Opera Chorus | opera chorus |
| Illuminare, Jerusalem | — |
| All the Ends of the Earth | choral composition |
| BWV 245 | sacred oratorio |