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Choral singing began to take form in the 9th & 10th Centuries, with the unison Gregorian Chant or Plain Chant. From the early Renaissance period, through composers like Palestrina , di Lasso and William Byrd true polyphonic choral music blossomed, and crescendo-ed through to a wonderful climax with Thomas Tallis’ Spem in alium for 40 parts, divided into 8 choirs.
As the form developed through the Renaissance into the Baroque period, composers such as Bach, Telemann and Händel gave the choir more and more autonomy, and through early operas and oratorios, married solo voices, choirs and orchestras together, to create these new musical forms, and inspired audiences with combinations of colours and sounds they had never before experienced.
Although there were many operas and oratorios written in the Classical period, sacred music also took a prominent role in shaping the development of choral music. While the chorus became a very useful tool on stage, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven composed many Masses, Requiems, Te Deums and Anthems to help brighten the world of church music, and uplift the hearts and souls of the congregation.
As opera continued to expand and stretch dramatic boundaries, choral music of the Romantic period was characterised by choral motets and anthems, and the oratorio grew into an even more varied and contrasting form. The oratorios Elijah and Paul are particularly noteworthy, since despite using Sacred themes, through the various musical facets at Mendelssohn’s disposal, they began to take on a much more operatic narrative. This can also be seen in the Requiems of Brahms and Verdi, where the choir itself, along with the orchestra, lead the dramatic storytelling.
Through the 20th Century, composers such as Ralf Vaughan Williams, Anton Webern, Arnold Schönberg, Benjamin Britten and Edward Elgar composed extensively for varying choral forces. Through these composers and many others, we begin to see choirs being tested and stretched, both technically and dramatically, and being pushed out of their comfort zone in order to inspire, shock and entice the audience. Works like Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius and Schönberg’s Friede auf Erden made a huge impact on the choral landscape.
In the modern era, new choral genres such as Gospel Choir, Pop Ensembles and Jazz & Swing emerged. Composers like John Rutter, Karl Jenkins, Bob Chilcott and Andrew Lloyd Webber have become very popular.
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 616835
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 447135
Opera in two acts op. 50
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1031288
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1546145
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 890152
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 889663
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 886558
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Book
Item no.: 1212417
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 909797
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 690953
Oratorio
Leipzig Edition of the Works of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (LMA Serie VI/11)
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 487164
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), saxophone quartet
Choir score
Item no.: 657327
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), saxophone quartet
Score
Item no.: 655097
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ; trumpet ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 772234
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1627744
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 862062
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1561081
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 494216
from "Cats"
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 368578
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 344833
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1087124
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984628
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 497948
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 656158
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 188358
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1161480
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 655727
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 816337
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 816020
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano; oboe ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 694472
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 609036
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 256594
for: Women's choir (2 voices) [male choir]
Choir score
Item no.: 851069
Cantata after St. Luke
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 851064
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850846
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850837
for: Choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 850877
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSAA)
Choir score
Item no.: 256111
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850674
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 806662
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 158556
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284548
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850296
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1087128
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1087123
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1087076
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 1741472
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