chorus – Definition in music

Definition of the Latin term chorus in music:

chorus (large group of singers)

Language

Latin

Singular

chorus

Plural

chori

Latin musical terms that include chorus:

primus chorus – first chorus (large group of singers)
secundus chorus – second chorus (large group of singers)
tertius chorus – third chorus (large group of singers)

Music scores that include chorus:

Hans Leo Hassler: Sacri concentus: Concerti a 12 voci (1601) Page 1

Latin musical terms related to chorus:

cantoris – the half of a church choir located on the cantor’s...
choragus – chorus leader (the person in charge of a chorus)
choralis – connected to the choir
coryphæus – leader of the chorus (in a Greek theatre)
decani – the half of a church choir located on the dean's s...