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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.
Traditional Irish Folk Song
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 456029
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Score, set of parts (strings)
Item no.: 929268
for: Choir
Music score
Item no.: 1056924
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1343143
from the musical "Kinky Boots"
Alfred Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746360
from the musical "Kinky Boots"
Alfred Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746347
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746308
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 692940
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 905416
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, baroque orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 904509
Band 2
Spirituals für gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir (SAABar) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 138406
aus "Der Messias" HWV 56
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano score
Item no.: 656592
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1659008
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1646192
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Item no.: 363583
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 948854
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 948178
for: Women's choir (SA/SSA) [mixed choir (SAB/SATB)], piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass guitar, percussion) ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 669778
Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity – Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
Graduated prices on request
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 678588
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1343064
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 497948
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 641222
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 657898
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 339771
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 366287
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 333545
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 931193
for: Mixed choir (SSAATB); organ ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 930813
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 930386
for: Mixed choir, organ
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 930347
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 929408
for: Mixed choir (4–6 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 771910
for: Mixed choir (5 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 771902
for: Mixed choir (5 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 771735
for: Mixed choir (4–6 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 771734
for: Mixed choir (3–5 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 771667
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 769214
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 768940
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 768934
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 619592
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 602311
for: Mixed choir (3–6 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 333551
for: Mixed choir (5–6 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 333549
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 208718
for: Women's choir (2 parts), piano
Score
Item no.: 1670443
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 609036
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 745012
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 612585
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