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Musical ensemble of singers.
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One voice per part
0 linksIn music, one voice per part (OVPP) is the practice of performing choral music with a single voice on each vocal line.
A German Requiem (Brahms)
0 linksA German Requiem, to Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op.
A German Requiem, to Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op.
45 (Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift) by Johannes Brahms, is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, a soprano and a baritone soloist, composed between 1865 and 1868.
Choral Fantasy (Beethoven)
1 linksComposed in 1808 by then 38-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven.
Composed in 1808 by then 38-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven.
The piece is scored for solo piano, mixed chorus, two soprano soloists, an alto soloist, two tenor soloists, a bass soloist, and an orchestra consisting of two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings.
Robert Schumann
0 linksGerman composer, pianist, and influential music critic.
German composer, pianist, and influential music critic.
He composed four symphonies, one opera, and other orchestral, choral, and chamber works.
Musician
0 linksPerson who composes, conducts, or performs music.
Person who composes, conducts, or performs music.
A musician can perform as a solo artist or as a part of an ensemble (e.g. an orchestra, a choir or a pop group).
SSAA choir
0 linksInitialism referring to a choir composed of two distinct Soprano sections and two distinct Alto (A) sections.
Initialism referring to a choir composed of two distinct Soprano sections and two distinct Alto (A) sections.
Women's choirs frequently sing a mixture of SSA and SSAA songs, and in order to create optimal balance, voices may be divided differently in an SSAA arrangement.
St. Paul (oratorio)
0 linksOratorio by Felix Mendelssohn.
Oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn.
mixed (SATB) and either children's or women's choruses
Glossary of music terminology
2 linksA variety of musical terms are likely to be encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes.
A variety of musical terms are likely to be encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes.
vocal score or piano-vocal score : A music score of an opera, musical, or a vocal or choral composition with orchestra (like oratorio or cantata) where the vocal parts are written out in full but the accompaniment is reduced to two staves and adapted for playing on piano
Unison
0 linksTwo 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.
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.
When an entire choir sings the main melody, the choir usually sings in unison.
Anton Bruckner
0 linksAustrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets.
Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets.
In addition to his symphonies, Bruckner wrote Masses, motets and other sacred choral works, and a few chamber works, including a string quintet.