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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: Choir
CD
Item no.: 948343
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 910637
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 656481
Ein Musical zur Weihnachtszeit nach einer Geschichte von Peter Schindler
für Soli, Kinderchor, und Instrumente
for: Children's choir, narrator, chamber orchestra [piano]
Set of parts
Item no.: 680109
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 242730
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 582248
“Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit“
for: 2 soloists (ST), 2 mixed choirs (SSATB, SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 230449
für SATB und Klavier
Klavierpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1609553
für SSA und Klavier
Klavierpartitur
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1609549
für SATB und Klavier
Klavierpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1609526
für SSA und Klavier
Klavierpartitur
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1609488
für TTBB und Klavier
Klavierpartitur
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1609335
für TTBB und Klavier
Klavierpartitur
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1608667
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 278537
for: Choir
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 762509
Music from "Rondo alla Turca"
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Choir
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 762205
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 762910
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 762909
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
CD
Item no.: 847029
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 849993
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 847530
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 847529
for: Male choir
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 764175
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 764173
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 842156
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 848190
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 843993
Kirchenoratorium
for: 6 soloists (SATTBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), the parish, children's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235844
Kirchenoratorium
for: 6 soloists (SATTBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), the parish, children's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235847
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 654812
for: Mixed choir (SATB); flexible ensemble ad lib.
Part 3 in E-flat (alto saxophone / horn)
Item no.: 672229
for: Mixed choir (SATB); flexible ensemble ad lib.
Part 3 in B-flat, Treble Clef
Item no.: 672228
for: Children's choir, instruments
Piano reduction
Item no.: 354647
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202726
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280972
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 154579
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 205014
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 204641
for: Mixed choir, strings, organ
Score
Item no.: 348564
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 199948
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1201033
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 362118
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 378048
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 376764
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 388077
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 425370
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 291888
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 308964
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