chorale

Most chorales are sung in harmony, blending higher and lower voices, and are fairly simple melodies that are relatively easy to sing along with. The word comes from the German Choralgesang, "choral song," with its Latin root of cantus choralis, "song belonging to a choir."

A familiar example of chorale texture is the “Star-Spangled Banner.” In the following example by Schubert, the melody at times moves in a slightly different rhythm that the chords below. Chorale textures are also described as “homorhythmic” because all of the parts move in the same rhythm.

A choir (/ˈkwaɪər/ KWIRE; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.

Voice classification is a tool for singers, composers, venues, and listeners to categorize vocal properties and to associate roles with voices. In choral music arrangements each of these voices is represented by a letter - S for soprano, A for alto, T for tenor, and B for bass.

Chorales tend to be simple and singable tunes. The words are often sung to a rhyming scheme and are in a strophic form (the same melody used for different verses). Within a verse, many chorales follow the AAB pattern of melody that is known as the German bar form.

Studies have shown that the mental health benefits of choral singing include enhanced brain function, strengthened feelings of togetherness, and the release of endorphins and oxytocin resulting in reduced stress and depression.

A chorale is usually a simple and catchy melody to which a hymn is sung by soprano singers with a congregation, while the three lower voices provide the harmony.

Chorale is the name of several related musical forms originating in the music genre of the Lutheran chorale: Hymn tune of a Lutheran hymn (e.g. the melody of "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"), or a tune in a similar format (e.g. one of the themes in the Finale of Saint-Saëns's Third Symphony)

In essence, chorales were the 16th and 17th century equivalent to what we know today as church hymns. The main musical difference, however, between a typical Bach chorale and church hymn of today is one of complexity and texture.

Chorale is the name of several related musical forms originating in the music genre of the Lutheran chorale: Hymn tune of a Lutheran hymn (e.g. the melody of "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"), or a tune in a similar format (e.g. one of the themes in the Finale of Saint-Saëns's Third Symphony)

There are many different styles of choral music, ranging from sacred music to secular music, and from classical to contemporary. Some popular styles of choral music include madrigals, motets, hymns, anthems, oratorios, masses, and folk songs.

​CHORALE (Ger. Choral, and Corale), a sacred choral song (cantus choralis) which may almost be said to belong exclusively to the reformed church of Germany, in which it originated.