chordingn.
/ˈkɔːdɪŋ/ The playing, singing, or arrangement of chords.
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1866 H. B. Stowe Little Foxes 3 Who should set a whole orchestra of instruments upon playing together, without the least provision or forethought as to their chording.
1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 17 Aug. 133/4 The quiet, yet rich chording [sc. of the choir]..was very beautiful.
1938 Oxf. Compan. Music 164/1 Chording,..is a term used by choir-trainers... ‘Bad chording’ is a form of out-of-tune singing..which results in the notes of the chords not sounding quite true to one another.
1955 L. Feather Encycl. Jazz vii. 197 A softly swinging style rich in right-hand chording.
1960 Conc. Oxf. Dict. Music 113/2 Chording,..In U.S.A. the term means the improvised strumming of accompanimental chords on a banjo, etc.
1969 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 17/2 In Dvorak's ‘New World’ Symphony..Mr. Rowicki's sang froid beat secured unanimous chording at such crucial points as the start of the Largo.
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