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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.
Singspiel für die Weihnachtszeit zu Matthäus 2,1-12
Leichtes Singspiel zu biblischem Text für den Gottesdienst von Kindern und Erwachsenen
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 231423
Kantate zum 1. Weihnachtstag
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 233062
Magnifikat
for: Mixed choir, strings
Choir score
Item no.: 230776
Kantate zum Neujahrsfest HoWV II.29
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1667175
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122701
Oratorio
on passages from the Holy Bible and the Catholic liturgy
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 488833
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 934894
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 934776
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 929673
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 929189
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 929051
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 912320
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 930893
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 940806
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 940648
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 937347
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 937344
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 939622
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 935741
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 937036
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 936373
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 946643
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 945610
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 945229
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 911442
Cantata for Christmas Day
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 552475
"Schön ist's im Winter". Galopp
for: Women's choir (SMezA), piano
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 228914
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1611914
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116803
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 577690
for: Children's choir
Vocal score
Item no.: 420027
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1652251
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 669541
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950636
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950374
für TTBB und Klavier
Singpartitur
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 1609491
für TTBB und Klavier
Singpartitur
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 1609336
Für Chor gemacht!
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1356024
for: Mixed choir, piano
Item no.: 576625
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 566068
for: Mixed choir, piano
Item no.: 566062
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 745754
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 763321
Nigerian Christmas Carol for three-part choir and percussion
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Choir (3 voices)
Choir score
Item no.: 679901
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 849210
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 908146
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 907273
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