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Look up: chorus

  1. Chorus
    a group of 12-15 singers and dancers in ancient Greek drama.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  2. Chorus
    Set of performers who speak, sing and/or dance as a group rather than individually.
    Found on http://www.dramatic.com.au/glossary/glos

  3. Chorus
    Not all songs have choruses, but you can easily identify the ones that do because a chorus contains the most memorable music and lyrics in the song. It is repeated after each verse and usually contains the hook. A chorus can be removed from the rest of the song and still sound complete in itself both musically and lyrically. All together now: “We all live in a yellow submarine...�
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/g

  4. Chorus
    Part of a poem or song that is repeated after each verse. See refrain.
    Found on http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of

  5. chorus
    [n] - a body of dancers or singers who perform together 2. [n] - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play 3. [n] - a group of people assembled to sing together 4. [n] - any utterance produced simultaneously by a group 5. [v] - utter in unison
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  6. Chorus
    Common type of effect that makes sounds fuller and thicker.
    Found on http://www.testing1212.co.uk/a.htm

  7. Chorus
    1) The part of The song that is repeated and has the same music and lyrics each time; the chorus will usually give the point of the song.
    2) A musical singing group that has many singers.
    3) A delay effect that simulates a vocal chorus by adding several delays with a mild amount of feedback and a medium amount of depth.
    4) A similar effect created in some synthesizers by detuning (reducing the pitch of, slightly) and mixing it with the signal that has regular tuning and with a slight delay.
    Found on http://www.testing1212.co.uk/a.htm

  8. Chorus
    Signal processing which creates an electronic simulation of a chorus by combining a signal with a delayed copy of itself. Often, the delay time and level of the copy is continuously varied in the interests of added 'reality'. This part of the process is known as flanging, often used as an effect in itself. A voice doubling effect created by layerin...
    Found on http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/music%

  9. chorus
    In classical Greek drama, the group of actors who jointly comment on the main action or advise the main characters. The action in Greek plays took place offstage; the chorus provided a link in the...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  10. Chorus
    (operating system) A distributed operating system developed at INRIA. (2006-09-20)
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  11. CHORUS
    Collaborative Hypertext Of Radiology
    Found on http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acrony

  12. Chorus
    Cho'rus noun ; plural Choruses . [ Latin , a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Greek .... See Choir .] 1. (Antiq.) A band of singers and dancers. « The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a chorus of singers. Dryden. » 2. (Gr. Drama) A company of persons suppo ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/72

  13. Chorus
    Cho'rus intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Chorused ; present participle & verbal noun Chorusing .] To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. W. D. Howells.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/72

  14. chorus
    noun any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; `a chorus of boos`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. chorus
    noun a group of people assembled to sing together
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  16. chorus
    verb utter in unison; ``yes,` the children chorused`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  17. chorus
    noun a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  18. chorus
    noun a body of dancers or singers who perform together
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  19. Chorus
    • (v. i.) To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. • (n.) The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls. • (n.) 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...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  20. chorus
    (from the article `keyboard instrument`) ...Also, when greater power is required, there is a distinct limit to what can be done by adding more stops of unison pitch. From the earliest times, ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/77

  21. chorus
    (from the article `refrain`) ...common in primitive tribal chants. They appear in literature as varied as ancient Hebrew, Greek, and Latin verse, popular ballads, and Renaissance ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/77

  22. chorus
    in drama and music, those who perform vocally in a group as opposed to those who perform singly. The chorus in Classical Greek drama was a group of ... [7 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/77

  23. chorus
    Term derives from Greek tragedy. A chorus can take part in the action or serve as a commentator on the action before the audience. Usually in English drama the chorus is reduced to a single person. A fine example of a chorus is the Fool in Shakespeare´s King Lear.
    Found on http://www.menrath-online.de/glossaryeng

  24. chorus
    1. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
    2. a group of people assembled to sing together
    3. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
    4. a body of dancers or singers who perform together
    5. a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

    Found on

  25. Chorus
    Strictly speaking, the portion of a song lyric or melody that is repeated, often with other voices joining in. In jazz improvisation, however, 'playing a chorus' would mean taking a turn improvising over the tune's chords progression.
    Found on http://www.melbay.com/guitarglossary.asp


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