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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.
from the musical "Something Rotten!"
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746214
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 746096
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 564933
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 557642
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 470381
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 376627
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 373603
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 366778
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 241902
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1633949
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 816183
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 801644
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 800153
from "The Wizard of Oz"
Alfred Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano; violin ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 746346
from the Musical "Grease"
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746332
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano; cello ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1654699
Oratorio
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 550956
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 774391
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 369317
for: Mixed choir (SATTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 377857
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1087126
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1087102
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1087070
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260596
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 556884
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318177
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 245394
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: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285415
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1713664
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Item no.: 1702809
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 488695
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1004935
for: Mixed choir (SAB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 902596
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (4 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 460554
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ]
Score
Item no.: 460492
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 446653
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 364104
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 349387
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 310968
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 293694
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir book
Item no.: 212421
for: Solo voice (S/A), mixed choir (SATB), jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681007
for: Choir (1 part) [mixed choir (SATB)], organ
Score
Item no.: 679400
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 678896
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 666662
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 663788
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 662068
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