Choral vs. Chorus — What's the Difference?

Of or relating to a chorus or choir.

A part of a song which is repeated after each verse

Performed or written for performance by a chorus.

A large organized group of singers, especially one which performs with an orchestra or opera company

Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus.

A simultaneous utterance of something by many people

Alternative form of chorale

(in ancient Greek tragedy) a group of performers who comment together on the main action

Of or pertaining to a choir or chorus; singing, sung, or adapted to be sung, in chorus or harmony.

A device used with an amplified musical instrument to give the impression that more than one instrument is being played

A stately hymn tune; a simple sacred tune, sung in unison by the congregation, used mostly in Protestant (especially Lutheran) churches; as, the Lutheran chorals.

(of a group of people) say the same thing at the same time

A stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune

A group of singers who perform together, usually singing multi-part compositions with more than one singer for each part.

Related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir;

A group of vocalists and dancers who support the soloists and leading performers in operas, musical comedies, and revues.

A musical composition usually in four or more parts written for a large number of singers.

A refrain in a song, especially one in which the soloist is joined by other performers or audience members.

A solo section based on the main melody of a popular song and played by a member of the group.

A group of persons who speak or sing in unison a given part or composition in drama or poetry recitation.

An actor in Elizabethan drama who recites the prologue and epilogue to a play and sometimes comments on the action.

A group in a classical Greek drama whose songs and dances present an exposition of or, in later tradition, a disengaged commentary on the action.

The portion of a classical Greek drama consisting of choric dance and song.

A speech, song, or other utterance made in concert by many people.

A simultaneous utterance by a number of people

A simultaneous production of sound by numerous animals

A simultaneous production of sound by numerous inanimate objects

To sing or utter in chorus.

A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.

A song performed by the singers of such a group.

An actor who reads the prologue and epilogue of a play, and sometimes also acts as a commentator or narrator; also, a portion of a play read by this actor.

A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.

(by extension) A group of people in a performance who recite together.

An instance of singing by a group of people.

(figuratively)

A group of people or animals who make sounds together.

The noise or sound made by such a group.

(music)

A piece of music, especially one in a larger work such as an opera, written to be sung by a choir in parts (for example, by sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses).

A part of a song which is repeated between verses; a refrain.

The main part of a pop song played after the introduction.

A group of organ pipes or organ stops intended to be played simultaneously; a compound stop; also, the sound made by such pipes or stops.

A feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many.

(Christianity) A simple, often repetitive, song intended to be sung in a group during informal worship.

(jazz) The improvised solo section in a small group performance.

(transitive)

To sing (a song), express (a sentiment), or recite or say (words) in chorus.

To express concurrence with (something said by another person); to echo.

(rare) To provide (a song) with a chorus or refrain.

(intransitive)

To sing the chorus or refrain of a song.

To sing, express, or say in, or as if in, unison.

To echo in unison another person's words.

Of animals: to make cries or sounds together.

A band of singers and dancers.

A company of persons supposed to behold what passed in the acts of a tragedy, and to sing the sentiments which the events suggested in couplets or verses between the acts; also, that which was thus sung by the chorus.

An interpreter in a dumb show or play.

A company of singers singing in concert.

A composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices.

Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts.

The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls.

To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously.

Any utterance produced simultaneously by a group;

A group of people assembled to sing together

The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

A body of dancers or singers who perform together

A company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

Utter in unison;

Sing in a choir