choral work
C6285
concept
A choral work is a musical composition written for a choir, often with multiple vocal parts and sometimes accompanied by instruments or performed a cappella.
All labels observed (61)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| choral work canonical | 61 |
| oratorio | 44 |
| sacred choral work | 43 |
| choral composition | 37 |
| choral movement | 36 |
| choral-orchestral work | 29 |
| cantata | 25 |
| choral symphony | 22 |
| sacred vocal work | 13 |
| opera chorus | 11 |
| church cantata | 10 |
| sacred music composition | 10 |
| sacred oratorio | 8 |
| vocal-orchestral work | 8 |
| sacred choral composition | 6 |
| choral anthem | 5 |
| choral piece | 5 |
| choral-orchestral composition | 5 |
| sacred vocal music | 4 |
| Anglican canticle setting | 3 |
| Lutheran chorale | 3 |
| choral-orchestral movement | 3 |
| chorale | 3 |
| chorale melody | 3 |
| oratorio-like composition | 3 |
| polyphonic mass | 3 |
| sacred choral music | 3 |
| a cappella composition | 2 |
| choral mass | 2 |
| choral setting | 2 |
| choral song | 2 |
| dramatic cantata | 2 |
| sacred music work | 2 |
| vocal–instrumental composition | 2 |
| 17th-century musical work | 1 |
| Christmas oratorio | 1 |
| Lutheran cantata | 1 |
| Passion chorale | 1 |
| a cappella mass | 1 |
| choral and orchestral work | 1 |
| choral ballad | 1 |
| choral number | 1 |
| choral scene | 1 |
| choral setting of the Anglican liturgy | 1 |
| choral song cycle | 1 |
| choral soundtrack | 1 |
| choral track | 1 |
| choral-orchestral song cycle | 1 |
| concert mass | 1 |
| lyrical cantata | 1 |
| oratorio-like work | 1 |
| orchestral and choral work | 1 |
| part of oratorio | 1 |
| sacred cantata cycle | 1 |
| sacred choral piece | 1 |
| sacred choral-orchestral work | 1 |
| sacred musical work | 1 |
| scenic cantata | 1 |
| secular choral work | 1 |
| secular vocal-orchestral work | 1 |
| symphonic psalm setting | 1 |
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Class: choral work
Generated description
A choral work is a musical composition written for a choir, often with multiple vocal parts and sometimes accompanied by instruments or performed a cappella.
Instances (378)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mass in D major | sacred music composition |
| Die Auferweckung Lazarus | oratorio |
| Bach Christmas Oratorio cycle | oratorio |
| Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben | choral movement |
| Il canto sospeso | choral-orchestral work |
| Rara Requiem | — |
| Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben | church cantata |
| 248/6 | church cantata |
| Le Miroir de Jésus | oratorio-like composition |
| Messe à trois voix | choral mass |
| Sea Drift | choral-orchestral work |
| A Mass of Life | choral-orchestral work |
|
Miserere (Lully)
linked to:
Miserere
|
sacred choral composition |
| Gloria in D major, RV 589 | sacred choral work |
| Juditha triumphans | oratorio |
| Israel in Egypt | oratorio |
| Coronation Anthems | sacred choral music |
| Hallelujah Chorus | choral movement |
| Belshazzar | oratorio |
| Theodora | oratorio |
|
Ein deutsches Requiem
linked to:
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
|
sacred choral work |
|
Carmina Burana
linked to:
Orff Carmina Burana
|
scenic cantata |
|
Messiah
linked to:
Handel Messiah
|
oratorio |
|
La damnation de Faust
linked to:
Berlioz La damnation de Faust
|
secular vocal-orchestral work |
|
Symphony of Psalms
linked to:
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
|
choral-orchestral work |
|
The Creation
linked to:
Haydn The Creation
|
oratorio |
|
War Requiem
linked to:
Britten War Requiem
|
choral composition |
|
Dona nobis pacem
linked to:
Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem
|
cantata |
| Verdi Requiem | sacred choral work |
| Mahler Symphony No. 2 | choral symphony |
| Haydn The Seasons | oratorio |
|
A Sea Symphony
linked to:
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
|
choral symphony |
| Berlioz Requiem | choral composition |
| Mahler Symphony No. 8 | choral symphony |
|
Mendelssohn's Elijah
linked to:
Mendelssohn Elijah
|
oratorio |
| Mendelssohn Lobgesang | choral symphony |
| Le Visage nuptial | vocal-orchestral work |
| Le Soleil des eaux | vocal-orchestral work |
| Mozart Requiem | sacred choral work |
| The Jolly Beggars | cantata |
| Hymnus Paradisi | choral-orchestral work |
|
Requiem (Howells)
linked to:
Requiem
|
— |
| Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D) | choral composition |
| Gloucester Service | choral composition |
| St Paul’s Service | choral setting |
| Salisbury Service | choral setting of the Anglican liturgy |
| Missa Aedis Christi | choral mass |
| Coro Estable del Teatro Colón | opera chorus |
| Scenes from Goethe’s Faust | choral-orchestral work |
| West Across the Ocean Sea | choral composition |