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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: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 803383
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 494809
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 802758
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SAB), 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: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 798279
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 799477
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 456086
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score, part (pdf download)
Item no.: 3555
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 891856
for: Mixed choir (SATB), concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1190226
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 631640
Jazzig, groovig, szenisch
10 beliebte Weihnachtslieder in neuem Gewand
for: Children's choir, piano
Music score
Item no.: 495759
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 553742
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 663615
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 427916
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
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for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 363181
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano [organ] ad lib.
Sheet music
Item no.: 2422
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 2292
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1882
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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
Choir score
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(… der Träume als Blätter hat)
Magisches Weihnachtslied, das zu Herzen geht!
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 659996
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Choir
Choir score
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