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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), organ
Score
Item no.: 1161177
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1056849
for: Youth choir, piano
Choir book
Item no.: 662626
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 584580
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 424209
for: 3 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 362778
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 229632
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella; organ ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 229602
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 193075
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 172103
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ]
Choir book
Item no.: 164360
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1270356
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1270022
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338400
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 196382
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 1690377
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 1557131
for: Women's choir (SA), violin, piano
Score
Item no.: 1478485
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1340577
for: 6 soloists (SSAATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1093126
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1012556
for: Mixed choir (SATTB); basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 232590
Final chorus from the oratorio “The Mount of Olives” op. 85,6
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1024906
Arrangement for chamber orchestra
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra; organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 771671
for: 5 solo voices (SATTB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 771627
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano 4 hands
Choir score
Item no.: 694732
Version for soprano or tenor solo, mixed choir, string quintett and organ
Musique sacrée française
for: Solo voice (S/T), mixed choir (SATB), string quintet, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 687464
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 685628
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1549913
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1565583
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), harp, organ; violin, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, piano ad lib.
Piano reduction
Item no.: 676713
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 675045
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 580630
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 580624
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 456346
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 365747
Sacred music from Salzburg
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for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (with soloists)
Item no.: 684634
for: Solo voice (S/T), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 674185
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 462613
Version for soprano or tenor solo, mixed choir, string quintett and organ
Musique sacrée française
for: Solo voice (S/T), mixed choir (SATB), string quintet, organ
Score
Item no.: 423973
for: Women's choir (SSA); organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1108985
for: Mixed choir (SATB), the parish, organ
Score
Item no.: 580175
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 475490
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 471424
for: Children's choir (2 parts), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 667053
for: Women's choir (SSA), strings
Choir score
Item no.: 641128
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 424113
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 366414
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