Chorus vs. Unison — What's the Difference?

A part of a song which is repeated after each verse

In music, unison is two or more musical parts that sound either the same pitch or pitches separated by intervals of one or more octaves, usually at the same time. Rhythmic unison is another term for homorhythm.

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

Identity of pitch; the interval of a perfect prime.

A simultaneous utterance of something by many people

The combination of parts at the same pitch or in octaves.

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

The action of speaking the same words simultaneously

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

Performance of an action at the same time

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

Agreement; concord

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

Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves).

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

A sound or note having the same pitch as another, especially when used as the base note for an interval; a unison string.

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

The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation.

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

(by extension) Two or more voices speaking the same words together.

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

Harmony; agreement; concord; union.

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

Identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves are also said to be in unison, or in octaves.

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

A single, unvaried.

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.

Sounding alone.

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

Sounded alike in pitch; unisonant; unisonous; as, unison passages, in which two or more parts unite in coincident sound.

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

Corresponding exactly;

A simultaneous utterance by a number of people

Occurring together or simultaneously;

A simultaneous production of sound by numerous animals

(music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves;

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