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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 (SATB), organ
Book
Item no.: 297155
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 214225
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 901947
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 142539
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1095040
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 920733
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 580201
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 565495
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 645710
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 557263
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Book
Item no.: 489461
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 685884
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 380982
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 425953
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1001749
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 856148
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 919164
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 859504
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 855908
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1160188
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1157707
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 907974
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1038737
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 965451
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 804651
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1057187
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 918611
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 985805
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985715
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 985105
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 909747
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1154626
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1151515
Kinder-Mini–Musical
mit Aufführungshinweisen
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 620500
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 920225
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 280051
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Score
Item no.: 447192
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 886301
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1530410
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 642625
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 602706
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 147201
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 177003
Eine zauberhafte Reise in die Zeit der Lichterfeste, Advent und Weihnachten für Gesang und Klavier (Melodieinstrument in C ad libitum)
18 Lieder zum Zuhörern und Mitsingen
for: Children's choir [solo voice], piano [guitar/keyboard]; melody instrument (C) ad lib.
Songbook
Item no.: 656164
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167356
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 318908
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 901098
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 901092
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