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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
Choir score
Item no.: 116241
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 116127
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 171882
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 767628
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1541093
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1031920
für vierstimmigen Chor und Orgel
Orgelstimme
for: Choir, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 668284
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 745024
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 671641
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 671636
for: Choir (8 voices); 8 instruments colla parte ad lib.
Item no.: 482597
for: Children's choir
Score
Item no.: 481854
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 969604
for: Mixed choir (SAB), organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201301
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 333804
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 311604
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Item no.: 160613
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 476400
for: Women's choir [male choir] a cappella
Item no.: 170992
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 177062
for: children's choir, small ensemble
Single part Flute
Item no.: 374126
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 368751
for: Voice (baritone), children's choir (SA), strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 216910
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 213900
for: Male choir
Item no.: 213642
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 189282
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (ATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 781310
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 624077
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Item no.: 156970
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 232417
for: Choir
Item no.: 1620677
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1625572
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 103479
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 868475
op. 29/1
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 740090
4. Heidenröslein "Sah ein Knab ein Röslein stehn"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 740076
Divertimento
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 738916
1. Der römische Brunnen
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 738915
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 737987
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 737616
Era l'anima mia
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 729156
for: Women's choir (SMezA), piano
Score
Item no.: 729125
(Schlesien)
for: Male choir (TTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733493
Festlicher Spruch
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733388
2. Es taget vor dem Walde (15 Jh.)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733374
1. Es brennt die grüne Linde
for: Mixed choir (SAATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733293
6. Unsrer Liebe Glück · Chceme my se chceme
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733199
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