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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.
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 425556
Laßt Gott erstehn HWV 256b
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 154013
English Text Only
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 302972
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 658116
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1711466
for choir
Fantasie lyrique en deux parties
for: Soloists, children's choir, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 175521
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 487538
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1558781
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1628378
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1628337
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1628199
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano; cello ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1712066
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Score
Item no.: 761939
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1712060
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1566843
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 269109
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260149
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 558381
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 210984
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 194640
for: Women's choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 187551
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 167143
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 227760
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 227400
Five simple and singable Gospel Favourites for two-part young choirs and piano
for: Children's choir (2 voices), piano
Piano score, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 468235
for: Soloists, children's choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318134
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Score
Item no.: 497946
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 816516
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 806375
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 799958
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [combo]
Choir score
Item no.: 692326
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 628997
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 361308
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 361304
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 297952
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 229219
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover)
Item no.: 260621
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 661619
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1017456
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1031921
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1703717
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1682188
(Urtext)
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Choir part Tenor 1, 2
Item no.: 432057
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 818392
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 746266
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ
Score
Item no.: 340354
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1009270
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 468198
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