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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.
aus Schlesien
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 725404
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753815
Mel.: Leipzig 1573, bei Seth Clavisius 1594 (Gottesdienst)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753397
Text: Nach Georg Niege 1592; Mel.: 16. Jahrhundert (Gottesdienst)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753393
Neue Lieder für die Advents-und Weihnachtszeit
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Choir book
Item no.: 780997
(Pfingsten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 744551
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 743502
(Himmelfahrt)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 737819
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 733558
"Ave, Marry"
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730717
Text: Ps. 55,23; 108,5; 25,3 (Lieder nach Texten des AT (Psalmen u.a.))
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730067
nach Ps. 96 (Lieder nach Texten des AT (Psalmen u.a.))
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730064
(Ostern)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730048
for: Women's choir [male choir] a cappella
Item no.: 213646
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 309557
for: Women's choir (SA), organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 613811
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 691010
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 555059
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760317
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760304
Lieder des 16. Jahrhunderts
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 725382
Ein Weihnachtslieder-Medley im Swing-Rhythmus
Sing & Play
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 204981
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1339732
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1586412
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1338912
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338828
for: Women's choir (SS), piano
Score
Item no.: 1338092
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338044
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1337927
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339649
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339548
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339501
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339251
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1338533
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [chamber orchestra]
Choir score
Item no.: 611265
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 pianos, percussion
2 piano scores
Item no.: 680909
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 891685
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 559799
for: 2 mixed choirs, wind ensemble, organ
Choir score (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1355115
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 194934
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 915440
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1059410
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 965362
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 931355
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 919043
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 916929
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1058232
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