1. A fairly large company of singers who perform together, usually in parts.
2. A composition to be performed by a chorus.
3. The refrain of a song.

SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:

Poulenc: Gloria in G major, "Laudamus te" (ending)

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 26

Haydn: The Creation, "Achieved is the glorious work"

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 7

Mozart: Requiem In D minor, K. 626, Dies Irae, "Quantus tremor"

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 8