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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) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850651
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 815658
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 807654
for: Mixed choir (2–4 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 694167
for: Children's choir, soloists, piano; instruments ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 488352
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 1011840
Oratorio fragment
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Complete Orchestral Parts (Part 1 and 2)
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATTBB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 683339
for: Mixed choir, piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1232643
for: Mixed choir, piano
Sheet music, Download (mp3)
Item no.: 1232638
for: Mixed choir, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1259065
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string quartet; rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1257994
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 4 woodwinds (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1257988
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 4 woodwinds (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1257982
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 4 woodwinds (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1257972
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1258056
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1258046
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1258042
for: Mixed choir (SATB), brass quartet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1264411
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flexible ensemble (4 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1264385
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1269833
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1269831
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1269821
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1269817
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1268141
Part 1 of the oratorio fragment "Christus" op. 97 MWV A 26
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Complete Wind Parts
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATTBB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 235659
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), narrator, orchestra
CD
Item no.: 472391
German Magnificat
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 677209
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 279336
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 580612
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir book
Item no.: 663848
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 490435
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 423004
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 236804
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680139
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 657126
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 344546
Melodiefolge beschwingter Weihnachtslieder
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 611826
known as "Messa per la notte di natale" / first edition
for: 3 soloists (TBarB), mixed choir (SATTB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 765227
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1309067
for: 2-4 voices [choir], instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 158138
Ein Weihnachts-Musical der besonderen Art für 7- bis 11-Jährige
Helbling Mini-Musicals
for: Children's choir, instruments
Book
Item no.: 579518
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 670523
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 495702
for: Choir
Choir book
Item no.: 495701
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 337880
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 620526
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