Looking for something to inspire your local choir or choral society? Our extensive range of choral repertoire includes works for Mixed Choir, Male Voice Choir, Female Voice Choir, Children’s & Youth Choirs, and Senior’s Choir, singing a Capella, with piano accompaniment, and with various other ensembles up to full orchestra.
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.
Choralkantate
BuxWV 20
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), 2 violins, violone, basso continuo
Single part Violin
Item no.: 1670510
Kantate über den 84. Psalm für vier Solostimmen (SSAB), gemischten Chor (SSATB) und Orchester
Viola
for: 4 solo voices (SSAB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 676856
Kleine Kantate für 4-stimmigen gemischten Chor (SATB) und Instrumente
(Text nach Psalm 126)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), tenor saxophone, flugelhorn, trombone, piano, bass guitar
Single part Piano
Item no.: 682851
for: Mixed choir (SAB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1160993
nach der "Cantate zu Ehren von Joseph Spendou's" D 427 (op. posth.128)
for: 2 soloists (SBar), Male choir (TTBB), string orchestra, piano
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 672652
Kantate über den 84. Psalm für vier Solostimmen (SSAB), gemischten Chor (SSATB) und Orchester
Oboe 1
for: 4 solo voices (SSAB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Oboe 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 676839
für 4-stimmigen gemischten Chor (SATB), Orgel (Klavier) und Bläserquartett, Pauken ad lib.
Bläserpartitur mit Trompeten in C
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
2 trumpets in C (orchestral part)
Item no.: 677460
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Flute
Item no.: 1317019
for: Male choir (TTBB), violin; classical guitar, percussion ad lib.
Single part Violin
Item no.: 1557298
Symphonisches Gospeloratorium über Jesus von Nazareth
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 689629
Show yourselves joyful to the Lord
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1160804
aus: Psalmen Davids
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), double bass, organ; 8 instruments colla parte ad lib.
Instrumental part 3 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1160705
for: 2 favorit choirs (SSATB, SATB); 5 viole da gamba, double bass, organ ad lib.
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1160681
Lobsinget Gott, dem Herrn
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo; 8 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 1160669
Blessed are all those who fear God
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1136836
O how fair are all thy dwellings
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1136824
For God so loved this sinful world
from: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SATTB); basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1136819
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Favorit choir (smezttbarb), orchestra; 2 chapell choirs (SATB, SATB) ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1136814
Musikalische Exequien II
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1121070
Musikalische Exequien II
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1121069
vierchöriges geistliches Konzert
for: 4 mixed choirs, orchestra
Instrumental part
Item no.: 1108925
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1109043
mit Solisten aus dem Chor und kleinem Instrumentalensemble
Große Fassung
for: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 670366
for: Mixed choir, strings, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 613151
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 274006
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); double bass, organ ad lib.
Instrumental part 4 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1105646
Coronation Anthem IV
HWV 261
for: Mixed choir (SAATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1645535
Coronation Anthem I
HWV 258
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB), orchestra
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 1645493
Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Epiphanias (vor 1724)
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673145
Kantate zum 1. Sonntag nach Epiphanias (vor 1724)
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 673141
für gemischten Chor, Streicher und Generalbass
for: Mixed choir, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 164296
for: Mixed choir (SATB), wind ensembles
Single part Cor anglais
Item no.: 625516
Symphonisches Gospeloratorium über Jesus von Nazareth
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 689635
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Horn 1
Item no.: 1317015
Bearbeitung für Chor und Kammerensemble
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flute, 2 violins, alto, cello, double bass
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 778389
nach der "Cantate zu Ehren von Joseph Spendou's" D 427 (op. posth.128)
for: 2 soloists (SBar), Male choir (TTBB), string orchestra, piano
Single part Piano
Item no.: 672655
(Cannons)
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (STTTB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 681889
Marienvesper SV 206
Urtext
for: 7 soloists (SSATTBB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 676269
für Kinderchor und Instrumente
for: Children's choir, instruments
Single part Piano
Item no.: 659869
für gemischten Chor (SATB) und Streicher
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 638355
für gemischten Chor (SATB) und Streicher
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 638192
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 637646
Offertorium
Schubert-Archiv
Stuttgarter Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 237950
Psalmen Davids 1619, op. 2/4 (SWV 25)
Psalm-Konzert für zwei Favorit-Chöre (SATB/SATB) und Basso continuo
Urtext Stuttgarter Schütz-Ausgabe
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo; 8 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 685652
for: Mixed choir (SAB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1160989
Mehrfaches latenisches Konzert
Komposition von Anon., durch Bruno Grusnick Schütz zugewiesen
for: Favorit choir (SSATB), orchestra; chapell choir (SATB) ad lib.
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 232159
Psalm 24
for: Favorit choir (SATB), double bass, organ; 2 chapell choirs (SATB, SATB, SSATTB) ad lib.
Single part Bassoon 2
Item no.: 232122
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments colla parte, basso continuo ad lib.
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 231814
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