Women's choir

A women's choir is a choir consisting of purely female voice types.

The occupation of a women includes areas for soprano and alto . Sometimes the sopranos and altos are split into high and low sopranos and altos high and low. This three-part and four-part choral singing is possible.

Female Choirs have a long tradition. They originated mainly in monasteries, where the sexes were separated. The nuns sang together during the celebrations in various church services.

In other cultures, like the Amazons is joint singing by women. The music was not only a function of martial arts, but also had a verpozend character or religious aspect.

Choral singing was also used during joint operations. It is also known that the female slaves sang together at the time of slavery. Some negro spirituals have originated in occupation for female.

Famous are also the Bulgarian women's choirs, which are characterized by their sharp voice. Singing in women's dressing was applied during various feminist waves, where the choir songs often had a combative or uplifting character.

In several camps were also established women's choirs in various war situations, both to pass the time, the other to commit acts of resistance, or to cultivate solidarity among camp residents. Also, it was sometimes choral a way to survive. For example, in the Japanese camps, and in the concentration camps during World War II several female choirs active.

After World War II were established by the Rural Women choirs and related organizations. The AJC knew women's groups who acted in unison connection. Nowadays there are different types of female choirs, some more religious character, others more general.

Many classical composers have written works for women's choirs, both a cappella and in guided form.

In pop small ensembles of female voices are often used as backing vocals.