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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.
BWV 244
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach Ausgaben
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 671874
H 78
for: Mixed choir (SATTB), baroque orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1136520
Cantata for the New Year's Day
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797156
Cantata for 24th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 769267
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 421699
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 771658
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797923
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 773246
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 773245
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 773244
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 773242
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 611218
KV 43
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1160986
Missa in C Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Tr, 2 Trb, Timp, 2 Vl, Bc Violine 2
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 631083
Missa in C Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Tr, 2 Trb, Timp, 2 Vl, Bc Posaune 2
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Trombone 2
Item no.: 630977
for: Children's choir, instruments
Single part Clarinet (B-flat)
Item no.: 497363
Am 29. Juni 1751 anläßlich der Einweihung der neuen katholischen Hofkirche in Dresden erstmals aufgeführt
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237454
"Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir"
Cantata for a penitential service (Version in a minor)
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 370801
Am 29. Juni 1751 anläßlich der Einweihung der neuen katholischen Hofkirche in Dresden erstmals aufgeführt
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237455
based on "The Creation" by Joseph Haydn
Sacred music from Salzburg
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 691976
Kantate zum 8. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Das Schottener Kantatenarchiv Vol. 38
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo (Organ)
Item no.: 1343513
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Oboe (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235749
for: Mixed choir, strings, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 675269
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, narrator, flexible ensemble
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 326980
for: Mixed choir (SATB) [male choir (TTBB)], orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 202266
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1108937
nach Sprüchen aus 4 Jahrtausenden
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 784907
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 308168
for: Mixed choir (SATB), combo
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 1546115
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB), orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 1545856
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB), orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 1544946
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1316892
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1161044
for: Mixed choir [children's choir] (3 voices), string quartet
Single part Viola
Item no.: 103189
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355575
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 638290
for: Children's choir, clarinet, violin, piano
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 776950
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 1170126
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Theorbo
Item no.: 669210
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 669207
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232243
Motet
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); instruments ad lib.
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 478732
Cantata
Chormusik des 19. Jahrhunderts
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings [organ]
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 425802
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 443819
for St. Cecilia's Day
for: 6 soloists (SSAATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1042942
for St. Cecilia's Day
for: 6 soloists (SSAATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 576133
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 498918
for: Narrator, flexible ensemble (school orchestra); children's choir ad lib.
Trumpet (orchestral part)
Item no.: 677046
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