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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, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338702
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1338534
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ
Score
Item no.: 1339783
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo; oboe, 2 violins, viola ad lib.
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4156
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5849
for: Mixed choir, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1219663
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score, choir score (pdf download)
Item no.: 2937
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 3 violins, viola da gamba [cello], basso continuo
Piano reduction (pdf download)
Item no.: 1701
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2665
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), basso continuo; 5 melodic instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2455
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 2443
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano [organ] ad lib.
Sheet music
Item no.: 2421
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 2336
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano [keyboard/guitar]
Score
Item no.: 2316
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 2291
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 190849
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 765212
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1038520
for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 621412
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 685598
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753810
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 733556
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730710
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730709
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730708
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 801407
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1094383
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (3 voices), piano
Choir book, Playback-CD
Item no.: 618246
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 920215
(Urtext)
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 181769
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 579891
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 767641
Eingangschor zum Weihnachtsoratorium
Arrangiert für gemischten Chor und Orgel
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 199949
4 oct.
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 856331
Daybreak Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167322
3-5 octave
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 855474
Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122856
Flute Part
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 860053
Rhythm Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 919670
4 Oct.
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 856519
incorporating God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen and Sing We Now of Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126554
Harold Flammer Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125864
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 931244
A children's Christmas musical.
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 832111
Eboracum Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1085842
Heilge Nacht, auf Engelsschwingen nahst du
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1658531
Weihnachtsmotette
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1653104
"Christkindlmesse"
Blechbläserset (Stimmensatz - Trompete, Tenorhorn und Bassposaune)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Wind parts (4)
Item no.: 1639273
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