Introduction

When to use Chorus Registration

Chorus registration is used whenever the musical texture calls for it; whenever the various parts would best be heard as equals in timbre (tone color) and volume. Four-part hymns and the preludes and fugues of J. S. Bach are examples of the elements of musical texture that call for chorus registration:

• there are TWO MANUAL PARTS OR MORE
• NO PART IS PROMINENT or more melodic in nature

The pedal may or may not be present.