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Polychoral is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Polychoral in a sentence

Polychoral meaning

Featuring multiple choirs, or a choir that has been divided into different groups (so as to effect antiphonal exchange)

Using Polychoral

  • The main meaning on this page is: Featuring multiple choirs, or a choir that has been divided into different groups (so as to effect antiphonal exchange)
  • In the example corpus, polychoral often appears in combinations such as: venetian polychoral.

Context around Polychoral

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

venetian 2× write 1×

Often after:

music 1× manner 1× techniques 1× works 1× composition 1× style 1× venetian 1×

Sentence patterns with Polychoral

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as the polychoral one probably 1× derived from polychoral venetian works 1× emphasis on polychoral techniques certainly 1× in a polychoral composition 1× new venetian polychoral manner yet 1× of his polychoral music with 1× the venetian polychoral style with 1× to write polychoral works 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

giovanni bassano was 1× he rarely used 1× however its emphasis 1× in the mid 1× the term choir 1× these new genres 1×

Common sentence endings:

a polychoral composition 1× bassano in mind 1× coro spezzato technique 1× earlier imitative techniques 1× independent bass line 1× of prima pratica 1×

Words around Polychoral

Just before it in the word index:

polychlorinated 10 polychaetes 7 polychaete 5 polycentric 4 polycarp 28 polycarbonate 43

Just after it in the word index:

polychromatic 4 polychrome 19 polychromed 2 polycistronic 5 polyclinic 18 polyclinics 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Polychoral

  • In this selection, "polychoral" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, venetian, write, music, manner and techniques stand out and add context to how "polychoral" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the polychoral one probably and derived from polychoral venetian works. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "polychoral" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with polychoral

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In the mid-16th century, some Italian church composers began to write polychoral works. (14 words)

However, its emphasis on polychoral techniques certainly put it out of the range of prima pratica. (16 words)

This motet for 8 voices shows evidence of influence by the Venetian polychoral style, with its use of the coro spezzato technique. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The term "Choir" has the secondary definition of a subset of an ensemble; thus one speaks of the "woodwind choir" of an orchestra, or different "choirs" of voices and/or instruments in a polychoral composition. (35 words)

Uwe Wolf, Programme notes to BIS-CD-821, 1996 Dieterich Buxtehude specifies trombones in a few sacred concertos using style derived from polychoral Venetian works and one secular piece. (29 words)

These new genres, just as the polychoral one probably was, were indeed made possible by the existence of a semi- or fully independent bass line. (25 words)

Example sentences (8)

Giovanni Bassano was a virtuoso early player of the cornett, and Giovanni Gabrieli wrote much of his polychoral music with Bassano in mind.

He rarely used the cantus firmus technique, preferring the then-new Venetian polychoral manner, yet he was equally conversant with earlier imitative techniques.

However, its emphasis on polychoral techniques certainly put it out of the range of prima pratica.

In the mid-16th century, some Italian church composers began to write polychoral works.

These new genres, just as the polychoral one probably was, were indeed made possible by the existence of a semi- or fully independent bass line.

The term "Choir" has the secondary definition of a subset of an ensemble; thus one speaks of the "woodwind choir" of an orchestra, or different "choirs" of voices and/or instruments in a polychoral composition.

This motet for 8 voices shows evidence of influence by the Venetian polychoral style, with its use of the coro spezzato technique.

Uwe Wolf, Programme notes to BIS-CD-821, 1996 Dieterich Buxtehude specifies trombones in a few sacred concertos using style derived from polychoral Venetian works and one secular piece.

Common combinations with polychoral

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "polychoral" in a sentence?
An example: "Giovanni Bassano was a virtuoso early player of the cornett, and Giovanni Gabrieli wrote much of his polychoral music with Bassano in mind." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "polychoral" from authentic English texts.
What does "polychoral" mean?
Polychoral means: Featuring multiple choirs, or a choir that has been divided into different groups (so as to effect antiphonal exchange)
How many example sentences with "polychoral" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "polychoral", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.