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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), brass quartet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1316122
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 672088
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 596825
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 598141
for: Mixed choir (SATB), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 592586
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592582
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592569
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string quartet; rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 591015
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string quartet; rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 591012
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 590920
for: Mixed choir, 5 saxophones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 590762
for: Gemischter choir (SATB), string quintet [Streichorchester]; rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 590741
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 590700
for: Gemischter choir (SATB), string quintet [Streichorchester]; rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 590666
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595163
for: Mixed choir, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 589675
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588206
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 350390
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 422680
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 556129
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella; organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 656088
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella; organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 656083
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 495349
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 389081
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 374700
Cantata for the 2nd day of Pentecost
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233135
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 237838
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 237794
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 236187
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 209383
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 423791
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 422827
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 236044
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 235529
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 344544
for: Mixed choir (SATTB); basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 425216
for: 3 soloists (SSA), women's choir (SSA) [children's choir], basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 377579
for: Children's choir (2 voices), Chamber orchestra, piano [organ]
Choir score
Item no.: 635159
for: Mixed choir (SAT/SABar) a cappella
Item no.: 422769
for: Soloists, children's choir, keyboard
Score
Item no.: 332662
for: Mixed choir (SSB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 472182
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 444226
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 385463
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 272529
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1582667
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 279185
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 627277
French Sacred Music
First Edition
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 flutes, 2 violins, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 170599
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