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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), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 866506
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 396579
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 908156
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 314367
for: Women's choir (SSAA), organ
Score
Item no.: 893906
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984621
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984522
for: Soloist (tenor), male choir (TTB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1690149
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690137
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1672401
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1192418
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 835213
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 347742
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 657898
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 807260
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 640851
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1193593
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1169238
for: Voice [choir (one voice)], piano
Music score
Item no.: 768129
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260634
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 777684
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), piano; rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 276298
for: Choir (2 parts), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 494445
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317705
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 317702
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317634
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 317304
for: Male choir, percussion, brass ensemble
Choir score
Item no.: 317297
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 317280
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317221
for: Male choir (TBB), piccolo, snare drum
Score
Item no.: 642170
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 899790
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 898476
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317782
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1665170
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score (pdf download)
Item no.: 1642700
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB), 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1087178
from the 3D animated short Film "Olaf's Frozen Adventure"
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 684655
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 445701
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score, CD
Item no.: 655856
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1681975
Kann es wirklich Liebe sein
for: Mixed choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 604291
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Choir book
Item no.: 680207
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 762954
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 444419
for: 2 mixed choirs (SSAT, ATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 745673
A Symphony-Cantata after Texts from the Holy Scriptures
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 695976
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 745012
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