Chorus

:For the communications operator see Chorus Communications. For the computer operating system see ChorusOS

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In classical music a chorus is any substantial group of performers in a play, revue, musical or opera who act more or less as one. It can also mean a work, or section of a work, performed by a chorus. Today, it is most usually used as a synonym for choir to mean a group of singers who all sing together or a piece sung by such a group, but it can also mean a group of dancers, and in Greek drama it meant a group of actors (see also: Greek chorus).

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In popular music, chorus is used to mean the refrain of a song, which often sharply contrasts the verse melodically, rhythmically, and harmonically, and assumes a higher level of dynamics and activity, often with added instrumentation. Chorus form, or strophic form, is a sectional and/or additive way of structuring a piece of music based on the repetition of one formal section or block played repeatedly. See also: verse-chorus form.

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In music technology, chorus is an effect caused by taking an audio signal and mixing it with several delayed copies of itself and/or several pitch-shifted copies of itself. The resulting sound simulates the sound of several instruments or voices where there is really only one. Stereo chorus produces the same effect, but the chorus effect varies between the left and right channels.

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The chorus effect is the way that several instruments playing slightly out of tune with each other resolve into one sound that does not sound out of tune. This is highly important, as the average string ensemble would sound dreadful without it.

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Communications: The term communications is used in a number of disciplines:...

Chorus Communications: Chorus Communications is a communications provider in Ireland, it offers internet, television and telephone services. It is owned by Liberty Global Europe, and ultimately controlled by John C. Malone's Liberty Media. It is based in Limerick, and owns the cable television and MMDS TV licences for mos...

Operating system: In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. Additionally, it provides a foundation upon which to run application software such as word processing programs and web browsers....

Chorus related Images and Photos (experimental)

Chorus Line	Lilac Chorus	Bamboo Chorus	Spring Chorus
A Chorus Line	Chorus Girl of the 20s	A Chorus Line 1985	Second Chorus 1940
"Lido Chorus Girl " Saturday Evening Post Cover March 7 1964	Chorus Girl Singer Linda Lombard Backstage Getting Ready For Show	Chorus Girls Dancing During Show at Latin Quarter	The Final Chorus of Beethoven's 9th Symphony