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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.
Kantate zum 8. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233958
Kantate zum 10. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233566
Cantata for the inauguration of the town council in Mühlhausen
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233191
Kantate zum Ratswechsel
Umgestaltung der gleichnamigen Kantate zum 12. Sonntag nach Trinitatis BWV 69a
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233160
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATBB, SATBB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232571
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 232392
D 49
Einzelstimme Va.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 232265
for: 3 mixed choirs (SSAT, SATB, TTBB), 2 chapell choirs (SSATB, SSATTB); orchestra ad lib.
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 229587
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 817410
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 817406
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 779180
Passions-Cantate, nach der Poesie des Herrn Buschmann HoWV I.2
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 772553
Choralkantate
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235753
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 773247
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 773243
O singet unserm Gott ein neues Lied
Cannons Anthem (Second verison) – HWV 249b
for: Solo voice (soprano/alto), women's choir (SSA), oboe, 2 violins, basso continuo
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 676217
über Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
TVWV 9:2
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043191
zum Weihnachtsfest über "Ein Kindelein so löbelich"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1024895
Cantata for Trinity Sunday
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 774827
Kirchliche Festouvertüre
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Violin
Item no.: 645354
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1018731
BR-JEB F 12
F-Dur
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1654503
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355077
Warburton E 14
Responsorium. Mailänder Vesperpsalm
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 693166
Cantata for the 7th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach–Ausgaben (Urtext)
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680688
Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 675022
Cantata for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 673165
Kantate zum 15. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673151
Offertorium de venerabili
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355191
Motet a 12
aus den "Symphoniae sacrae"
for: Mixed choir, wind ensembles, organ
Single part Trombone 4
Item no.: 1355100
for: Mixed choir, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1351857
C-Dur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 645698
for: Soloists, mixed choir, chamber orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1557817
Requiem
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 762117
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1612013
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1612012
for: Children's choir (SSA), narrator, orchestra [2 pianos]
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231243
for: Soloist (baritone), 3 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230681
Die Geschichte des Leidens und Sterbens unseres Heilandes Jesu Christi nach der Beschreibung des Evanglisten Marcus HoWV I.10
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 772600
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 771655
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 771654
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 677348
Quattro pezzi sacri Nr. 4
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 670470
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 764450
for: Children's choir, instruments
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 644565
Psalm 127
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 608462
Requiem
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235420
Psalm 127
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 608461
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