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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: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1625632
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1151228
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1021063
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 797629
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1157133
for: Women's choir a cappella
Item no.: 1024467
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1341538
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1342186
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 559802
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 864113
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 874312
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 412638
for: Choir (one voice), flute, guitar, latin percussion
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1014986
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 365826
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Single part Recorder
Item no.: 144976
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 1620711
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 984905
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984849
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 680143
Cantata for the 27th Sunday after Trinity
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1703751
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 247135
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 443949
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1153025
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1151658
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1158525
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1155890
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 764112
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Conductors part
Item no.: 1208897
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 920797
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 196369
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 628230
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 628209
Weihnachtslied aus dem Elsass
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 751798
5. Schweigt fein still (Béarn-Südfrankreich)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 746818
6. Tannenbäume weit und breit (Finnland)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 737644
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 880836
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Single part Percussion, Kettledrums
Item no.: 144979
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 903067
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 607740
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 182021
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 362886
for: Choir, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1639829
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 376086
Cantata for Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1552087
Cantata for Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 687303
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097320
für gemischten Chor (SAM/SATB), Gemeinde, Streicher und Orgel
Spielpartitur Violine 1/2
for: Mixed choir (SATB), parish, orchestra, organ
Violin 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 685057
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