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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: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 678032
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 496648
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1163
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 378383
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1677347
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1343079
Ein englisches Weihnachtslied für gemischten Chor a cappella
Mit deutscher Übersetzung
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 183336
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124022
Weihnachtslieder für Frauenchor und Klavier
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 291443
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1653299
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 745950
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano [concert band, string orchestra]
Choir score
Item no.: 744858
A Medley of Carols
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Choir (3 voices), piano [youth concert band]
Choir score
Item no.: 696645
for two-part choir and piano (Glockenspiel ad libitum)
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 679913
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 678418
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 328278
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 328277
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 975347
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 669180
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 1015214
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 777431
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 768056
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 690608
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 744859
Holiday medley
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 673399
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808145
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 804491
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 805843
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811287
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 810421
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 810808
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813882
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812853
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1532400
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1654269
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1712071
Feast of the Annunciation
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232692
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 686926
Comin' Thro' The Rye
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760283
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 747879
for: Male choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 294198
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 191451
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1658629
Weihnachtslieder aus aller Welt: Großbritannien und USA
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 758595
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 638741
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 458647
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir book
Item no.: 370948
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