Choir A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...

is an ensemble of singers (or actors). Choir or quire may also refer to:

Choir or quire

Choir (architecture) A choir, also sometimes called quire, is the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir. It is in the western part of the chancel, between the nave and the sanctuary, which houses the altar and Church ...

, the area between the

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

and

sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred space, sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This seconda ...

in a church or cathedral * One of the divisions of a

pipe organ The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurised air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a Musical keyboard, keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single tone and pitch, the pipes are provide ...

* A

West gallery music West gallery music, also known as Georgian psalmody, refers to the sacred music ( metrical psalms, with a few hymns and anthems) sung and played in Church of England parish churches, as well as nonconformist chapels, from 1700 to around 1850. I ...

group, consisting not only of singers, but also their accompanying village band (more often spelled ''quire'') * A level in the

hierarchy of angels In the angelology of different religions, a hierarchy of angels is a ranking system of angels. The higher ranking angels have greater power and authority than lower ones, and different ranks have differences in appearance, such as varying num ...

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Choir, Mongolia Choir (; , ) is a city in east-central Mongolia. It is the capital of Govisümber Province. Choir is officially known as Sümber sum. History Choir was a military base during the Soviet period. In 1989, the Soviet anti-aircraft missile unit ...

, a city in Mongolia * "Choir" (song), a song by Guy Sebastian

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Quill & Quire ''Quill & Quire'' is a Canadian magazine about the book and publishing industry. The magazine was launched in 1935 and has an average circulation of 5,000 copies per issue, with a publisher-claimed readership of 25,000. ''Quill & Quire'' reviews ...

, Canadian book and publishing industry magazine *

Paper quire Various measures of paper quantity have been and are in use. Although there are no S.I. units such as quires or bales, there are ISO''ISO 4046-3:2002 Paper, board, pulps and related terms – Vocabulary – Part 3: Paper-making terminology'' (20 ...

, a quantity of usually 24 or 25 (1/20 of ream) sheets of paper, though originally a pamphlet of four pages folded to make eight leaves (16 pages) *

Quentin Quire Quintavius Quirinius "Quentin" Quire, also known as Kid Omega, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in those featuring the X-Men. Quire first appeared in '' New X-Men'' #134 (January 2003). ...

, a fictional comic book character

People with the name Quire

* Peter Quire (1806–1899), American abolitionist

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