At 3/1/2006 12:15 PM, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: >Fisher, Allen wrote: > >>Choir also has an additional meaning, no? I've often heard of a group of >>other instruments referred to as "choir of saxophones" or a "Flute >>Choir" >> >>I've not heard chorus used in a context other than in the context of >>singers. >> >> >To which I would note that I've heard the word chorus used in three >separate contexts, either of which makes this a more on-topic post. One >is a section of a larger work, a cantata, oratorio, or orpera performed >by a group of singers, as in the chorus "Hallelujah", from Handel's >Messiah. The second is as a synonym for refrain, a section which is >used as a response to a verse; the third of course, (along with "verse" >and "section") is as a subset of the lyrics space in Finale....
I guess I am missing something. Your 3 contexts are not about singers? Phil Daley < AutoDesk > http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
