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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); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 906637
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 848259
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 938196
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 940414
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 937301
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 940166
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 495349
for: Choir
Book, CD
Item no.: 847625
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 672088
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 461497
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 467967
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1209946
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSAA)
Choir score
Item no.: 204959
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204929
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280954
for: Male choir
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308061
for: Mixed choir (SATB); flexible ensemble ad lib.
Additional melody part in C
Item no.: 672223
Choralkantate
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 237838
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1664296
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 658777
for: Solo voice, women's choir, chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 658527
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 494962
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 422827
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SSB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), concert band, cello, double bass
Score
Item no.: 459653
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 443022
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 559798
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 556525
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 556129
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ [piano]
Score
Item no.: 488909
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 488408
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
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for: 2 mixed choirs, wind ensemble, organ
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 625851
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 350390
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SABar), organ; 4 soloists (SATB), orchestra ad lib.
Score
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella; organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 656088
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