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A choir (/ ˈ k w aɪər / KWIRE), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin chorus, meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words is the music performed by the ensemble.
Gospel music is characterized by dominant vocals and strong use of harmony with Christian lyrics. Gospel music can be traced to the early 17th century. [1] Hymns and sacred songs were often performed in a call and response fashion, heavily influenced by ancestral African music. Most of the churches relied on hand–clapping and foot–stomping ...
New Christian Hymn and Tune, Fillmore Brothers (1882) Gloria in Excelsis, William E.M. Hackleman (1905) Hymni Ecclesiae, William E.M. Hackleman (1911) Great Songs of the Church (later, revised and supplemented by ACU Press), E.L. Jorgenson (1921) Choice Gospel Hymns, Charles Mitchell Pullias (1923) Christian Hymns, L.O. Sanderson (1935)
Thomas Aquinas, in the introduction to his commentary on the Psalms, defined the Christian hymn thus: "Hymnus est laus Dei cum cantico; canticum autem exultatio mentis de aeternis habita, prorumpens in vocem." ("A hymn is the praise of God with song; a song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice ...
These are often designated "gospel songs" as distinct from hymns, since they generally include a refrain (or chorus) and usually (though not always) a faster tempo than the hymns. As examples of the distinction, "Amazing Grace" is a hymn (no refrain), but "How Great Thou Art" is a gospel song. During the 19th century the gospel-song genre ...
Catholic monks developed the first forms of modern Western musical notation in order to standardize liturgy throughout the worldwide church, [3] and an enormous body of religious music has been composed for it through the ages. This led directly to the emergence and development of European classical music, and its many derivatives.
An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries.Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short sacred choral work (still frequently seen in Sacred Harp and other types of shape note singing) and still more particularly to a specific form of ...
The singing of hymns is a common feature of Anglican worship and usually includes congregational singing as well as a choir. An Introit hymn is sung at the start of a service, a Gradual hymn precedes the Gospel , an Offertory hymn is sung during the Offertory and a recessional hymn at the close of a service.