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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.
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125467
Shawnee Press
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125156
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124931
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124929
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124718
Shawnee Press
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124691
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124672
Shawnee Sacred
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124670
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124651
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124510
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1124492
Accompaniment and Performance CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1124409
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124215
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124054
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123959
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123944
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123778
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123736
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123608
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123577
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123539
Instrumental Accompaniment Set
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 1058966
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 737616
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 824210
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 823357
Bearbeitet für Chor und Orgel
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 670008
Heidelberger Chorblätter
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1534853
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1121024
Version für Frauenchor
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 624077
Chormusik Nach Europaeischen Volksliedern
for: Male choir
Vocal score
Item no.: 329784
Silesia Cantat 34
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 164362
(from Season of Wonders)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 823756
Urtext
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1639785
1. Tenebrae – 2. Chanson einer Dame im Schatten
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1639788
Neu textierte deutsche Volkslieder
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 642330
Klassik
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 264183
Geistliches Konzert
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 232031
Des heiligen Bernhards Freudengesang. Aus: Zwölf geistliche Gesänge
for: Mixed choir (SATB); 4 melodic instruments (colla parte), double bass, organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 232004
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Set of parts
Item no.: 231972
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 231287
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231006
Psalmen
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1105905
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 778816
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 778815
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 778747
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 778238
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 777969
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 777790
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