Choir (disambiguation)
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The word choir can refer to:
- Choir, an ensemble of singers
- Choir (architecture) (or Quire), the area between the nave and sanctuary in a church or cathedral
- Choir, one of the divisions of a Pipe organ (others being Great, Swell, Solo, Positive, and Pedal).
- Choir (city), in Mongolia
- Quire, in this spelling, is used to denote a West Gallery music group, consisting not only of singers, but also their accompanying village band
- The Choir, a rock band
- Angelic choir, an angelology term which refers to a specific grouping of angels within the angelic hierarchy
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- In orchestras, a group of similar instruments is often called a choir. For example, in a symphony orchestra, the group of brass instruments is called the brass choir.