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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: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 417438
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317705
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 317304
for: Male choir, percussion, brass ensemble
Choir score
Item no.: 317297
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Score
Item no.: 319235
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319234
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 289971
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 875840
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 473615
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 320398
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 320474
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 344833
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 214298
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 321235
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 139186
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 658679
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 183540
From: Walt Disney Pictures' `The Lion King´
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319272
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Piano reductions
Item no.: 655905
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 886404
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 883765
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 321821
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 879079
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964782
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964683
for: Mixed choir (SATB), the parish, organ
Score
Item no.: 886994
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Piano score, 5 choir scores
Item no.: 632485
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella; organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 292407
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 768737
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 982928
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 140900
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318131
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 317280
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 866835
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1639311
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 388545
for: Soloists, children's choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 339672
for: Mixed choir (SATB), cello, 2 percussions
Score
Item no.: 642360
Motet – "Jesu, meine Freude"
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments colla parte, basso continuo ad lib.
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 226945
for children's chorus and / or mixed chorus and piano score
for: Children's choir (one voice), mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ/ orchestra]
Choir score
Item no.: 560013
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 656158
for: Women's choir (2 voices) [male choir]
Choir score
Item no.: 851069
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260634
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 638474
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 347742
for: Voice [choir (one voice)], piano
Music score
Item no.: 768129
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 256594
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 657898
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