chorus

Japanese: コーラス
chorus
〘noun〙 (chorus)① The act of singing in a chorus. Also, the song or group. A choral piece. A choir. ※Dreams of the Future of Living in the Inland Sea (1886) by Tsubouchi Shoyo, vol. 10 "I see. Chorus (a chorus singing in unison) is probably just a small thing in our country."② In popular songs and foreign folk songs, the theme sung after the introduction (verse). The same melody is often repeated several times. Also, a word used to count the number of such melody segments.

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (chorus)① 合唱すること。また、その曲、そのグループ。合唱曲。合唱団。※内地雑居未来之夢(1886)〈坪内逍遙〉一〇「成程さうですネ。chorus(コーラス)〔斉唱(つれぶし)〕といふ者は、マアマア我国の『チョボ』でせうな」② ポピュラーソングや外国民謡で、導入部(バース)のあとに歌われる主題部。同じメロディーのまとまりが何回か繰り返されることが多い。また、そのひとまとまりを数える語。

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