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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 (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 906680
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 799442
Der beliebte Schlager aus dem Jahr 1943
arrangiert für Männerchor (vierstimmig) und Klavier
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 657901
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Piano reduction
Item no.: 351747
from the Oratorio Messiah HWV 56
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284298
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 225585
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 284046
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 658928
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1043273
Vol. 19: Motets X (Magnum opus musicum, Part X
for: Choir
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 797677
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1676677
9 Settings based on Spanish-Jewish Folk Songs
for: Mixed choir; percussion ad lib.
Choir book
Item no.: 579863
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 687857
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1012561
Urtext based on the Complete Edition “Jean Sibelius Works”
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 777007
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1582062
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 328413
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 466296
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 428115
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 351205
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 556079
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 174747
Urtext from the new Beethoven Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 695825
Motet
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 287208
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 430501
(Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 287140
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 563879
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 223739
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 563255
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 339279
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 212040
for: Children's choir
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 680603
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 166053
for: Women's choir (SMezA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 553058
for: 4 voices (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 353701
Ballad on Danish folk legends
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 685725
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1108940
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280479
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella; organ [2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba] ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 202592
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 673123
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 659902
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 649087
for: Mixed choir (SAATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 649083
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 647728
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 647724
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 673037
for: Mixed choir (SATB divisi), percussion
Score
Item no.: 1676928
for: Mixed choir (5 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 181764
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