Jon Batiste

When the Beatles wrote 'Paperback Writer,' it couldn't have been the same old thing. You can hear so many influences in it, from the blues to Bach, and it's not just verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge chorus. They start off singing a cappella, almost like a Bach chorale, and the song goes into this bluesy guitar riff.

American Musician

Carlisle Floyd

There's the Bacon society, which is fostered by his fourth wife Helen Bacon, but I don't know what kind of performances his music gets. He wrote symphonic music and some chorale music.

American Composer

Dave Brubeck

That's the beauty of music. You can take a theme from a Bach sacred chorale and improvise. It doesn't make any difference where the theme comes from; the treatment of it can be jazz.

Lee Ranaldo

When I was in grade school and high school, I did a lot of chorale singing. And the chorus would be tenor, bass, and alto and soprano.

Originally, 'chorale' referred to hymns in the Lutheran church, but now it's broader.

Religious Origin

'Chorale' implies a harmonious blend of voices, crucial in a religious context.

Melodic Harmony

A chorale typically has a solemn and formal tone, often part of liturgies.

Solemn Tone

A chorale can also refer to the group itself, which can be a choir or orchestra.

Group Performance

The music of a chorale is often designed for communal singing, emphasizing unity.

Communal Singing

Chorales are characterized by a simple and accessible musical style for easier participation.

Simple Style

 I just just find out as quickly as I could but it seemed like every every direction I lock there was a chorale coming out and then I saw him back down and I was like home ducking back back down with them that was me

Survival Guide: Gorilla...

 instead of backing down they meet the challenge head-on and the encounter begins to escalate for the first time in its history the chorale colony may have met its match