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* "[[Chorus]]" is a term in music, denoting a group of [[vocalist]]s, but it also harkens back to the ''[[theatre]]'' concept, that is, the ''Greek chorus'', a group of performers who spoke in one voice, narrating [[story|stories]] about [[god]]s and [[human]]s, both in [[tragedy|tragedies]] and [[comedy|comedies]]. | * "[[Chorus]]" is a term in music, denoting a group of [[vocalist]]s, but it also harkens back to the ''[[theatre]]'' concept, that is, the ''Greek chorus'', a group of performers who spoke in one voice, narrating [[story|stories]] about [[god]]s and [[human]]s, both in [[tragedy|tragedies]] and [[comedy|comedies]]. | ||
* There are at least three ways to interpret this line: | * There are at least three ways to interpret this line: | ||
*# The " | *# The "chorus" in question ''gave'' them that monicker in the first place; | ||
*# The chorus of ancient songs ''sing'' about Maestro, most likely either in [[fear]] or in [[praise]]; | *# The chorus of ancient songs ''sing'' about Maestro, most likely either in [[fear]] or in [[praise]]; | ||
*# The chorus ''knows'' Maestro, and simply use their name, in the same sense that [[Bernice Summerfield]] tends to say, "My friends call me Benny." | *# The chorus ''knows'' Maestro, and simply use their name, in the same sense that [[Bernice Summerfield]] tends to say, "My friends call me Benny." | ||
Revision as of 22:42, 24 November 2024
According to Maestro, God of Music, the "chorus of ancient songs" called them by that name. (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"]
Behind the scenes
- "Chorus" is a term in music, denoting a group of vocalists, but it also harkens back to the theatre concept, that is, the Greek chorus, a group of performers who spoke in one voice, narrating stories about gods and humans, both in tragedies and comedies.
- There are at least three ways to interpret this line:
- The "chorus" in question gave them that monicker in the first place;
- The chorus of ancient songs sing about Maestro, most likely either in fear or in praise;
- The chorus knows Maestro, and simply use their name, in the same sense that Bernice Summerfield tends to say, "My friends call me Benny."
- Both iPlayer subtitles and Russell T Davies's pink revision script[1] render "chorus of ancient songs" all in lower-case.
