Choral

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See also: choral, chorál, and chorał

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Choral m (strong, genitive Chorales or Chorals, plural Choräle)

  1. (hymn tune) chorale
    • 1929, Kurt Tucholsky, Das Lächeln der Mona Lisa (Sammelband), Ernst Rowohlt Verlag, page 202:
      „Man erinnere sich der Szene, als beim Untergang der Titanic alle Frauen und Kinder in die Rettungsboote gesetzt wurden und die Männer gelassen beim Gesange des Chorals Nearer, my God, to Thee, in die Tiefe sanken!“
      Remember the scene when at the sinking of the Titanic all women and children were put into the lifeboats and the men calmy sank into the deep during the singing of the chorale Nearer, my God, to Thee!“

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Further reading

  • Choral” in Duden online
  • Choral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache