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A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
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A song performed by the singers of such a group.
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(by extension, chiefly British, theater, historical) An actor who reads the prologue and epilogue of a play, and sometimes also acts as a commentator or narrator; also, a portion of a play read by this actor.
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A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
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(by extension) A group of people in a performance who recite together.
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An instance of singing by a group of people.
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A group of people, animals, or inanimate objects who make sounds together.
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The noise or sound made by such a group.
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A group of people who express a unanimous opinion.
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The opinion expressed by such a group.
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A piece of music, especially one in a larger work such as an opera, written to be sung by a choir in parts (for example, by sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses).
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A part of a song which is repeated between verses to emphasize the song's content; a refrain.
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The main part of a pop song played after the introduction.
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A group of organ pipes or organ stops intended to be played simultaneously; a compound stop; also, the sound made by such pipes or stops.
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A feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many.
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A simple, often repetitive, song intended to be sung in a group during informal worship.
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The improvised solo section in a small group performance.