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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.
Cantata for Reformation Day
Scripture Ps 84
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 282013
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 657612
Mich trägt mein Traum
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1596218
in G-Dur
TVWV 9:18
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 671647
Three sacred songs and fugue
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 601962
für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Bosse Hits a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 683889
for: Mixed choir (SMezATBarB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 695452
Nach dem kritischen Text der Kurt Weill Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 664715
(To the Stars...)
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1563138
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, baroque orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 931325
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 930760
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 940524
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 942669
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746293
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746264
from "Smash"
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746261
From the Musical "The Wiz"
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; winds, rhythm section ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 746219
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746193
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746106
for: Women's choir (SSA); piano, flute, hand drum ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 745897
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano; flute, percussion ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 745876
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; double bass, snare drum ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 745870
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 745856
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 745695
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [youth concert band/ brass ensemble/ string ensemble]
Choir score
Item no.: 696504
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746386
from "Bring It On the Musical"
Alfred Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746345
Love Theme from "A Star Is Born"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746314
Weihnachtliches Spiritual
for: Soloist (soprano), women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 309477
Traditional American
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1660807
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1660799
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1660794
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1660787
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1660779
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1660771
from "Musae Sionae IX, 1611"
for: Women's choir (SA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 897150
Opera in 2 acts
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 865977
aus der Oper "Fürst Igor"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 358920
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 983079
Opera in tre atti
Il Complesso Barocco Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 745238
(Elias)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1346384
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964810
No. 3 Tristram's madrigal
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 894317
Musiktheorie
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 1165100
Choralkantate für Sopran, gemischten Chor und Streicher
Stimmensatz (3-3-2-3)
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 664416
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 278527
Cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 622963
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