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as in hymn
a religious song
practiced a chorale to perform in church
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Recent Examples of chorale
A number of its singers were displaced by the fire, including the chorale’s founding artistic director, Jeffrey Bernstein, who lost his home.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
The upheaval comes on the heels of a successful year, with the chorale launching the High Notes, a choir for middle school students in Pasadena and Altadena , as well as the Pasadena Choral Society.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
The more complex toccatas and fugues had the highest entropy, while simpler chorales had the lowest.
—Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Johann Sebastian Bach's works were an ideal choice given the highly mathematical structure, plus the composer was so prolific, across so many very different kinds of musical compositions—preludes, fugues, chorales, toccatas, concertos, suites, and cantatas—as to allow for useful comparisons.
—Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
The upheaval comes on the heels of a successful year, with the chorale launching the High Notes, a choir for middle school students in Pasadena and Altadena , as well as the Pasadena Choral Society.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
The more complex toccatas and fugues had the highest entropy, while simpler chorales had the lowest.
—Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Johann Sebastian Bach's works were an ideal choice given the highly mathematical structure, plus the composer was so prolific, across so many very different kinds of musical compositions—preludes, fugues, chorales, toccatas, concertos, suites, and cantatas—as to allow for useful comparisons.
—Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chorale
Noun
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Their journey continued to Caen and the Normandy region, and included a visit to the beaches and to the Normandy American Cemetery to sing our national anthem and hymns, and also to lay a wreath.—
Tom Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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The bill drew the most heated public protests of the legislative session, with protestors often shutting down committee meetings through reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or singing hymns.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Stewart’s faux choir appeased patronizing white liberals.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 July 2025
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Formed by the six brothers in 1950, the group digs into family and history to make their good news music — their father, Singing Walter, was part of Southern revival tradition and the brothers look to 1870s jubilee gospel choirs for inspiration.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
24 July 2025
Noun
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An anthem for the glass-half-empty crowd, for sure.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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There’s the one that’s an anthem from the top that gets faster and shouty-er by the end.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
26 July 2025
Noun
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The 28 songs that Gaga, her dancers and band performed Tuesday night come at you with big choruses, soaring melodies, catchy hooks, fun strings of nonsense syllables and her signature deployment of eclectic styles — disco, glam rock, ’80s boogie, house, heavy metal and Daft Punk.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 July 2025
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But most striking about the song is its bridge, a glorious chorus of synths that dovetails into piano and strings before thumping back into head-nodding bliss.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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On Jewish holidays, the Hallel prayer is recited in Shul as a psalm of praise and thanksgiving and collective expression of gratitude for GDs miracles.—
Rafael James,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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We're bound by the same beliefs, the same psalms, and the same sacred pursuit of liberty.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
11 June 2025
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“Chorale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chorale. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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