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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.
Cantata for the 3rd day of Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 647360
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 681478
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1267602
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1267594
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1268012
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Score
Item no.: 495237
for: Mixed choir (SATB), the parish, organ
Score
Item no.: 556862
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 345402
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 234242
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 237463
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 235985
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 207413
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 621645
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 580337
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 231831
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 179897
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Score
Item no.: 423795
for: Children's choir, instruments
Score
Item no.: 231212
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 230243
Christmas Oratorio
after the first edition of 1869
Complete orchestral parts
for: 5 soloists (SMezATB), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, harp, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 649420
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 232070
for: Women's choir (SA) [Mixed choir (SAM)], piano
Choir book
Item no.: 769811
for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), chamber ensemble
Piano reduction
Item no.: 683186
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681545
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 344712
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 445122
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 444986
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 234331
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 233061
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 334533
"in nativitate Domini"
– Graduated prizes on request –
for: Women's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 237546
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 136354
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 666521
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 423603
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 423339
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 422131
for: 2 mixed choirs (SSAB, ATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 194659
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 422906
for: Women's choir (SS/SA) [mixed choir (SSB/SAB)], 2 violins, basso continuo; viola ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 422007
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 369781
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 310856
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 228902
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 928396
for: Mixed choir (SATB); flexible ensemble ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 602593
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592567
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592563
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flexible ensemble (4 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 599306
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594529
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