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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: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
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Item no.: 776566
Psalm versetts
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
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Item no.: 687698
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
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Item no.: 687400
Women's Choir (SSAA) a capella
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Schott Choral Music
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
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Item no.: 685241
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SAB), combo
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Item no.: 685063
for children's chorus and orchestra
for: Children's choir, orchestra
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Item no.: 684693
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
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Item no.: 684121
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
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Item no.: 684088
for: Children's choir (S/SA) [mixed choir (SAM)], piano; instruments ad lib.
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Item no.: 692541
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
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Item no.: 691306
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
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Item no.: 763433
for: Mixed choir a cappella
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Item no.: 763125
for: Mixed choir a cappella
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Item no.: 759512
Two motets for men's choire (TTBB) and organ
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ
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Item no.: 750773
for Women's Choir (SSA) and Piano
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
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Item no.: 679664
for: Mixed choir, strings, organ
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Item no.: 678906
Carus Contemporary
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for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 678543
for: 2 soloists (AB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, 2 violas, cello, double bass
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Item no.: 690400
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, baroque orchestra
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Item no.: 688984
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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Item no.: 648457
for: Mixed choir a cappella
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Item no.: 379424
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 360182
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 359812
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1541660
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1326481
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1326446
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1326407
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1326402
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1326401
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1326382
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1326348
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1326345
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 1007171
for: Mixed choir (SAATB), orchestra, organ
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Item no.: 232977
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
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Item no.: 232672
for: Mixed choir (SATTB); basso continuo ad lib.
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Item no.: 232612
for: Favorit choir (SATB), chapell choir (SATB), orchestra
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Item no.: 231910
for: Mixed choir (SSTT), 2 violins, contrabass, organ
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Item no.: 231903
for: Favorit choir (SATB), chapell choir (SATB), double bass, organ [chapell choir satb, 8 melodic instruments]
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Item no.: 231726
for: Children's choir (1–3 parts), piano [keyboard], rhythm group
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Item no.: 231478
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
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Item no.: 231459
for: Mixed choir (SAM), 3 recorders (SAA), basso continuo
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Item no.: 230950
for: Children's choir, instruments
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Item no.: 447205
for: Women's choir (SSA); piano ad lib.
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Item no.: 445696
for: Mixed choir, piano
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Item no.: 444992
for: Youth choir
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Item no.: 434090
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
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Item no.: 433176
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