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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 female chorus and piano (organ)
Texts by Nick Fawcett
Volume 2
for: Women's choir (SA), piano [organ]
Piano score
Item no.: 376641
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1149006
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285415
Oratorio
for Soli, Chorus and Orchestra
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284222
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 643753
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 687046
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1628162
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 373397
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285560
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 293694
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 364104
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 677101
for: Choir (one voice) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 585416
Es erhub sich ein Streit
Cantata at St Michael and All Angels
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 328318
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 634667
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 682466
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 348168
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 635251
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 361207
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 662612
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 185388
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 349387
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 777567
URTEXT Neuausgabe nach den Quellen
deutsch / englisch (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 608628
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 310968
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 638743
Ode to St Cecilia
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1340592
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 959127
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1628393
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1627524
for: Mixed choir (SATTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 377857
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 136280
CD for use with the SSA Voicing complete and accompaniment only
ShowTrax CD
for: Women's choir, piano
CD
Item no.: 194411
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 905590
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 345066
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 560263
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 369317
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Item no.: 1702809
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 886991
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 224555
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 645793
for: Mixed choir, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 473301
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 586694
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 902948
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 429276
5th movement: Es sungen drei Engel einen süßen Gesang
for: Soloist (alto), women's choir, boys' choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746268
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 183722
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 486704
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