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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: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 354645
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 633411
with a 2nd Benedictus D 961
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 552454
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; Glockenspiel [triangle] ad lib.
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 777016
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 770259
Cantata for the first Advent
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 146739
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 679535
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 331361
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Viola da gamba 1
Item no.: 368669
in G-Dur
TVWV 9:18
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 [Oboe 1] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234579
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 247903
Hochzeitsdialog
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), violin, 3 violas, basso continuo
Single part Violin
Item no.: 232551
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SSATTB), basso continuo
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 693437
for: Male choir (TTBB), brass winds, percussion, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 352225
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB), orchestra
Partitur
Item no.: 351913
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 352328
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1148421
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1147892
for Soloists, Choir and Orchestra
Urtext-Edition
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 683279
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1148531
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 775814
Chiemsee-Messe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, 2 clarinos (C), timpani, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 377131
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 780812
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 907530
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1117528
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Music score
Item no.: 322263
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1172919
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1042992
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Book
Item no.: 1076636
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 931632
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 912802
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 103865
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 280982
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280708
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280632
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 280604
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 203912
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203844
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 203776
for: Male choir (TTBB) [mixed choir (SATB)]; brass winds ad lib.
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 203750
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203690
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 1105889
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1043729
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203384
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 203373
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 203358
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203329
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 203241
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