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The goal of the first choral singing, be it early rhythmic intonations or Gregorian chant, was to take a mystical or spiritual moment and infuse it with song. Although originally linked mainly with religion, choral singing soon began to filter into many other cultural spheres, for example in the very popular plays of ancient Greece.
Amazingly, polyphony has been around since as early as the 9th century. It began with simple two-part compositions, the first part, the "vox principalis", was a Gregorian chant, and the second part, the "vox organalis" moved in parallel fifths or fourths. This strict system slowly relaxed over the centuries, and gradually the third and fourth voices were added, and musical forms like Motets, Masses and Madrigals began to emerge. This polyphonic development led to the birth of the Renaissance Period, and the boundaries of polyphony continued to be pushed and stretched through the Baroque Period.
With the beginning of the Baroque Period, the predominance of pure a cappella unaccompanied choral singing began to make way for instrumental choral music. Forms such as Opera, Oratorio and cantatas thrived, and have lost none of their expressive power to this day. In the 19th century the choir became part of the highest form of instrumental music, the Choral Symphony.
Today, there are very few musical disciplines which do not feature the choir in some shape or form. The choir is invaluable for Spirituals & Gospel and often features in Film Music. The choir also plays a pivotal role in the theatre, in Opera, Operetta, Musicals and straight plays. The choir can provide solace in a Requiem, or help expresses joy at a Wedding or a Baptism.
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 236252
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 193810
Action musicale
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 773985
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 177706
Oper in drei Akten
Kritische Neuausgabe nach den Quellen mit den nachkomponierten Rezitativen von Ernest Guiraud
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 103708
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680203
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 180830
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 681261
svensk danslek for mixed chorus
score
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 168067
for: Mixed choir (SAATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 295312
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 491175
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Music score
Item no.: 758506
for: Male choir, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 161607
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins [treble recorders], basso continuo
Score, part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4232
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 3426
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB), strings
Piano reduction
Item no.: 766724
Like as the hart longs / Wie der Hirsch schreit
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (STTBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 235287
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ; concert band ad lib.
25 choir scores
Item no.: 687356
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 484479
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 321280
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 326420
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 684743
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 859597
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 315136
for: Choir (1 voice), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 898892
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1037921
Lobgesang des Jean Racine Des-Dur op. 11
Stimmensatz (Org-6-5-4-3-3)
for: Mixed choir, strings, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 649570
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 233172
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 107558
for: Children's choir (1–3 parts), narrator, instruments
Score
Item no.: 377398
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 299756
for: Mixed choir (SAATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 284037
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 186332
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 984810
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 902213
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ [piano]
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 817164
from "Vesperae solennes de Confessore" KV 339
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), bassoon, strings, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 375732
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 350903
Urtext based on the New Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 432664
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284549
Bärenreiter Urtext-Ausgabe (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 425834
from "Vesperae solennes de Confessore"
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), bassoon, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 117052
Dramma giocoso in two acts
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116415
for: Women's choir (SSA), strings
Score
Item no.: 656579
Edition Peters Green Series
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score (with piano part)
Item no.: 378506
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 676189
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 308203
Urtext from the new Beethoven Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 695812