Examples of chorus in the following topics:
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- Primary modules exhibit strophe function (A) or chorus function (C).
- A verse-chorus song's cycle is typically {VC} or {VPC}.
- A verse-chorus song's formal cycle will contain at least two core modules—verse (V) and chorus (C), with the chorus module being the primary module.
- If a song has single bridge module, it tends to appear once, followed by the last chorus, or the last prechorus and chorus, of the song.
- A term coined by John Covach referring to songs in verse-chorus form where the harmonic progression underlying the verse is the same as that underlying the chorus.
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- Previously, it was standard for only one character to be present and interact
with the homogeneous chorus, which commented in unison on the dramatic action
unfolding on stage.
- Sophocles introduced a third
actor to staged tragedies, increased the chorus to 15 members, broke the cycle
of trilogies (making possible the production of independent dramas), and introduced
the concept of scenery to theater.
- Finally, the use of a chorus was
minimized in favor of a monody sung by the characters.
- For instance, the role of the chorus in Middle Comedy was
largely diminished to the point where it had no influence on the plot.
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- Songwriters like U2 ("One") take advantage of this relationship in songs where the verse and chorus modules are in different keys.
- In both cases, the chorus begins on I in the relative major, turning the VI–VII in the minor key into IV–V in the major key.
- This is particularly common in choruses of verse-chorus songs, but also happens in verses, strophes, and bridges.
- However, it has continued to be used every since (examples: the verse and chorus of "Friday" by Rebecca Black, the chorus of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler).
- However, the second time through, this lament–circle-of-fifths pattern leads to a chorus in the relative major (taking the III chord as the new tonic).
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- Think about how it feels to listen to a good song: each verse builds the story with new lyrics, and then the chorus comes back to ground the song and bring it back home.
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- For the graph below, of heights of singers in a large chorus.
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- Within the chorus of voices calling for integration and legal equality were many that more stridently demanded empowerment and thus supported Black Power.
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- Counteracting this somatic ailment was a national distraction known as the burlesque show, consisting of a coterie of rough-and-tumble comedians supported by twenty or more chorus girls.