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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), piano
Buch
Item no.: 460536
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1337107
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 146256
for: Mixed choir a cappella
(latein)
Item no.: 138251
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 134900
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 580129
Weihnachtsoratorium
for: 4 soloists (SATBar), mixed choir (SATB), strings, bandoneon, piano, timpani, percussion
Piano reduction
Item no.: 628658
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 113940
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 302773
for: Solo voice, mixed choir (SATB), organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 587119
for: Children's choir
Audio-CD
Item no.: 625602
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ
Score
Item no.: 366756
for: Mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Score
Item no.: 607101
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4441
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 636122
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 269194
for: Solo voice (baritone), mixed choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 455885
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Item no.: 472993
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 149520
Christmas Oratorio
New Urtext Edition based on original sources
for: 5 soloists (SMezATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 467962
for: Children's choir (1 part), narrator, guitar [piano/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 165910
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 670409
for: 4 soloists (SATBar), mixed choir (SATB), strings, bandoneon, piano, timpani, percussion
Score
Item no.: 628663
for: Male choir (TTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1627
for: Women's choir, harp
Score
Item no.: 622176
for: Women's choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 156047
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 309299
for: Mixed choir, strings, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 587039
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 323335
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 107213
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 616752
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano; band ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 774954
for: 4 soloists (SSAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 421948
Christmas Oratorio
after the first edition of 1869
Graduated prices on request
for: 5 soloists (SMezATB), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, harp, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 187768
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Study score
Item no.: 768984
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 276112
Lobgesang der Maria für Solostimme (Alt) ,gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orchester
Harmoniestimmen (Trompeten 1-4 / Pauken)
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 680784
for: Mixed choir (SABar), organ
Score
Item no.: 497283
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction (pdf download)
Item no.: 2666
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score, choir score (pdf download)
Item no.: 2936
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 663794
Favoritchor/Orgel(Bc) (Favoritchor)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo [organ]
Choir score
Item no.: 628926
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 430839
for: Children's choir, narrator, instruments
Score
Item no.: 134116
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 238022
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 333654
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 242961
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 135204
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