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semi-ˈchorus
[mod.L., rendering Gr. ἡµιχόριον.]
a. One of two parts into which the main body of a chorus is divided; chiefly Mus.
b. A piece of music to be performed by a company of singers selected from a chorus.
1797Pope's Wks. (ed. Warton) I. 159 Chorus of Youths and Virgins. Semichorus. 1820Shelley Prom. Unb. ii. ii, Semichorus I. of Spirits. 1828R. Warner Psalter p. xxiii, When..one band began the hymn thus..the chorus, or semi⁓chorus, took up the corresponding versicle. 1847–54Webster, Semi-chorus, a short chorus performed by a few singers. 1897Daily News 15 June 7/5 The number..will be rendered..by a semi-chorus consisting of the basses of the St. Paul's, Westminster Abbey, and Chapel Royal chorus. |