Sentence examples for chorus stand from inspiring English sources

Choral, chorale, choir, and chorus stand in obvious relationship to one another and are in some respects used interchangeably when a body of singers, for example, is referred to as a choir, a chorus (Latin noun derived from the Greek word choros), or a chorale, which properly is a Lutheran hymn tune.

At the rehearsal, Mahler watched in irritation as his chorus stood around passively.

Last Sunday, the chorus stood before the great bronze pipes that frame the front of the altar.

When she had nearly reached the edge of the stage, she stopped, silent and self-satisfied, as the chorus stood around her and caressed her, rubbing her breasts as they invoked the god in song.

Aristotle traced the origin of drama to the moment when the leader of the dithyrambic chorus stood apart from his 50 men and boys and began to sing back to them.

More prominent is an all-male group that functions as a kind of corps de ballet, a strikingly vigorous bunch whose activity reaches a curious peak in the opera's big battle scene when they strip to the buff and writhe on the floor while the chorus stands stationary behind them.

Ariel Pisturino and Diana Tash, along with Southwell, contributed solid performances as chorus stand-ins.

A 100-woman chorus stands to the left of the stage, wearing ethnic Tujia costumes with silver headgear that shimmer in the light.

On a recent Sunday the 120-member chorus stood on a makeshift stage in a West Hollywood disco, singing Stephen Sondheim's "No One Is Alone". The event was a short concert to raise funds for the chorus and to publicize its Christmas concerts next Saturday and Sunday.

By this point the Celtic support were rejoicing in a chorus of "Stand up for the champions" while the majority of Dunfermline's followers had stood up to go home, but there was more to come.

There were cheers and a few moments later the first chorus of "Stand up if you hate Tottenham" (oddly heartfelt).