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- What are the examples of chorale?
- What is chorale style?
- Is it choral or chorale?
- What is the harmony of chorale?
What are the examples of chorale?
Bach's many chorale preludes are the best-known examples of the form. Later composers of the chorale prelude include Johannes Brahms, such as Eleven Chorale Preludes, and Max Reger who composed Wie schön leucht' uns der Morgenstern on Nicolai's hymn, among many others.
What is chorale style?
A chorale is a simple melody, often based on Gregorian chant, written for congregations to sing hymns. Chorale settings can be vocal, instrumental, or both. Although the bulk of them are German in origin, and predominantly baroque in style, chorale settings span many countries and musical periods.
Is it choral or chorale?
A chorale is a slow, dignified hymn that employs harmony. In the United States, a chorale is also a choir or chorus of people. Chorale comes from the German word Choral which means metrical hymn in Reformed church. Choral is the adjective form of chorale, meaning written for or sung by a chorale or group of singers.
What is the harmony of chorale?
In art music
With the rise of the Lutheran church's chorale hymn singing style, congregations sang hymns arranged with four or five-part vocal harmony. In the Romantic era of music during the 1800s, vocal harmonization became more complex, and arrangers began including more dissonant harmonies.
