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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: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 901714
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
Item no.: 1705
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4435
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1626
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1372
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 321914
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 322009
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 321843
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 495236
for: Mixed choir, piano; percussion ad lib.
Songbook
Item no.: 138254
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 632212
for: Children's choir, piano
Partitur (Klavierbegleitung)
Item no.: 617788
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 617753
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 936367
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 217970
Christmas Oratorio
after the first edition of 1869
Piano score XL in large, reader-friendly print
for: 5 soloists (SMezATB), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, harp, organ
Piano reduction (XL format)
Item no.: 663110
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 803351
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1157497
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1157490
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1155283
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1154824
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1152784
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1150991
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1150716
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ; soloists, orchestra ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 1670992
Shawnee Press
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125820
Shawnee Sacred
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125527
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1077169
SATB w/opt. C Instrument
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 860005
Instrument Parts: Conductor's Score, Piano, Flute, 2 Violins & 2 Cellos (or Synth Strings)
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 857195
The Cold December
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1124057
für gem Chor (SAM) und Orgel (Instrumente ad lib) Stimmensatz
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 664870
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 904196
SATB w/opt. Brass & Timpani
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 919596
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1040735
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982758
SATB & Handbells
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 918687
Shawnee Press
for: Choir
Book, CD
Item no.: 1126802
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 635153
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 856881
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1039846
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124463
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126315
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 1124563
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