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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.
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for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 737817
Text: Lüneburg 1657; Mel.: 15. Jahrhundert
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 744558
nach dem polnischen Weihnachtslied "Gdy sie Chrystus rodzi"
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 751697
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 694081
Nr. 14 aus der "Weihnachtsgeschichte"
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 722943
Text: Psalm 24, 7-10
for: Mixed choir (SABar), organ
Music score
Item no.: 722942
Gekürzte Fassung
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 722940
Aus BWV 248 Nr. 9: Choral "Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein"
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 722937
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 345526
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204823
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204819
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204768
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202756
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280926
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Lyric book
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for: Choir
Choir score
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for: 2-4 voices [choir], instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 158138
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir
Choir score
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for: Choir
Choir score
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for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 920432
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ [piano]
Piano reduction
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for: Voice (high), mixed choir, strings, organ
Score
Item no.: 333773
for: Women's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 587122
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano 4 hands
Piano reduction
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for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 429502
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 315111
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 860596
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
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for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir
CD-ROM
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir
Set of parts
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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