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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.
Zwölf geistliche Gesänge op. 13 Nr. 7 SWV 426
Motet on the Gospel text
Stuttgarter Schütz-Ausgabe
for: Mixed choir (SATB); 4 instruments colla parte, basso continuo ad lib.
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 232002
Zwölf geistliche Gesänge op. 13 Nr. 7 SWV 426
Motet on the Gospel text
Stuttgarter Schütz-Ausgabe
for: Mixed choir (SATB); 4 instruments colla parte, basso continuo ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 232001
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 1031932
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1014339
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1692236
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 808360
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 803699
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 804866
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; string quartet ad lib.
Single parts Strings (1/1/1/1)
Item no.: 770019
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 768058
Cantatas IV–VI
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 797093
No. 4 Christmas Bells
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 865836
Traditional Christmas Hymn
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1646882
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Score
Item no.: 956486
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 889043
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1532370
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 191454
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 415198
On This Blessed Eve of Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1014344
Christmas motet
Cantus firmus "From Heaven Above"
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Choir score (Choir 2)
Item no.: 232587
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 894205
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1015366
Anglo Music Midway Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1632001
from A Ceremony of Carols op. 28
for: Mixed choir (SATB), harp [piano]
Choir score
Item no.: 493764
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 555044
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [concert band, string orchestra]
Choir score
Item no.: 744856
for: Mixed choir, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1014340
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 797626
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812818
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 803080
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 871264
Harold Flammer Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 824970
Cantata for the feast of Epiphany
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233100
Cantata for the Sunday after Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 3 recorders, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 499161
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1345929
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 355080
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 320447
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 904323
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1015500
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 924265
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1015297
Christmas motet
Cantus firmus "From Heaven Above"
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Choir score (Choir 1)
Item no.: 232586
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 975312
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1692237
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 1186512
for: Women's choir, harp
Single part Harp
Item no.: 1014499
Silent Night
for: Mixed choir (SATB), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198595
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