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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: Choir
CD
Item no.: 803651
Kantaten I - VI
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 631003
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 263679
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 883957
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 115349
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1341541
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 851827
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1178475
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 885152
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 873179
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 648257
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 366810
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1212494
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 166653
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 559803
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 115536
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1159363
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1159137
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1157740
for: Choir
Musikkasette
Item no.: 1159850
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1156790
for: Mixed choir (SAB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1151017
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1621330
for: Choir
Musikkasette
Item no.: 1155377
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1155948
for: Mixed choir (SATB); flexible ensemble ad lib.
Part 4 in B-flat, treble clef (bass clarinet / tenor saxophone / euphonium / trombone)
Item no.: 672230
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 576761
Responsoria ad Matutinum in nativitate Domini MH 639
Urtext-Ausgabe
for: Mixed choir, 2 violins, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 472591
for: Mixed choir [women's choir], harp
Single part Harp
Item no.: 198584
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1620767
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985510
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 1681614
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1115967
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097656
A Cantata for Christmas
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Book
Item no.: 826137
Contemporary Christmas Madrigal
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1096904
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 910026
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1324578
für Soli, Chor und Orchester Partitur
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part(n)
Item no.: 647167
Harmonia-Popular Music (lichte muziek)
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 766143
Weihnachten
for: Choir
Study score
Item no.: 1539284
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1355522
Adattamento Facile Per Coro A 4 Voci Con Accompagnamento Di Organo O Pianoforte
for: Mixed choir, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 998499
for: Male choir (TB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097293
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121609
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