- What is choral work in music?
- What is one of the worlds most famous choral pieces?
- What are the types of choir?
- What period is choral?
What is choral work in music?
Choral music is music performed by a group of singers or a choir. The singers may perform without accompaniment, or may be accompanied by any instrumental combination, from piano to full orchestra.
What is one of the worlds most famous choral pieces?
15 of the greatest classical choral works ever written
- Vivaldi: Gloria (1715) ...
- Bach: St Matthew Passion (1727) ...
- Pergolesi: Stabat Mater (1736) ...
- Handel: Messiah (1741) ...
- Mozart: Requiem (1791) ...
- Haydn: The Creation (1798) ...
- Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (1823) ...
- Coleridge-Taylor: The Song of Hiawatha (1855)
What are the types of choir?
There are many different kinds of choirs, and one of the most common ways to characterize choirs would be by their gender mix. A conventional choir would be one with both male and female members. These would have 4 basic voice types or ranges – Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass – commonly known as SATB.
What period is choral?
The chorale originated when Martin Luther translated sacred songs into the vernacular language (German), contrary to the established practice of church music near the end of the first quarter of the 16th century.