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Hector Berlioz was the first to use the term "choral symphony" for a musical composition—his Roméo et Juliette.. A choral symphony is a musical composition for orchestra, choir, and sometimes solo vocalists that, in its internal workings and overall musical architecture, adheres broadly to symphonic musical form. [1]
Works are listed in chronological order. Works with an asterisk (*) indicate that text is used throughout the entire composition. Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Soloists and Orchestra, Op. 80, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1808) (not a symphony, but one of only two major concerted works to involve a chorus - see also Busoni (below))
The following is a list of works by P. D. Q. Bach, a fictitious Bach family member, the alter ego of composer Peter Schickele.The first section lists, in alphabetical order, those works which have been recorded, are listed in the annotated catalogue of P. D. Q. Bach music in The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach, and/or are listed on the Theodore Presser website.
Dangdut – melodic and heavily optimistic style of Indonesian pop. Danger music – any music that will, somehow, potentially harm either the performers or the audience, linked heavily to noise rock. Dansband – Swedish folk music. Danza – Puerto Rican style of music that accompanies the ballroom-influenced dance of the same name.
The Choral Symphony is a work by Gustav Holst for soprano soloist, chorus, and orchestra in a setting of verses by John Keats.Written in 1923–24, it was premiered in Leeds Town Hall on October 7, 1925, conducted by Albert Coates with Dorothy Silk as soloist.
On the other hand, within a choir, "outer parts" and "inner parts" would refer to music performed by different singers. [1] See § Polyphony and part-writing ) the musical instructions for any individual instrument or voice (often given as a handwritten , printed , or digitized document ) of sheet music (as opposed to the full score which shows ...
Anthem – Composition of celebration, typically a choral work with religious or patriotic connotations. Coronation anthem – Choral composition written to accompany the coronation of a monarch. Aria – Self-contained piece for one voice, usually with orchestral accompaniment. Arioso – Vocal piece, more melodic than recitative but less than ...
The symphony emerged from other pieces by Beethoven that, while completed works in their own right, are also in some sense forerunners of the future symphony. The Choral Fantasy, Op. 80, composed in 1808, basically an extended piano concerto movement, brings in a choir and vocal soloists for the climax. The vocal forces sing a theme first ...