Looking for something to inspire your local choir or choral society? Our extensive range of choral repertoire includes works for Mixed Choir, Male Voice Choir, Female Voice Choir, Children’s & Youth Choirs, and Senior’s Choir, singing a Capella, with piano accompaniment, and with various other ensembles up to full orchestra.
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.
Ein Zyklus alter Advents- und Weihnachtslieder
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [melodic instruments]
Part 4, Bass Clef
Item no.: 204539
Ein Zyklus alter Advents- und Weihnachtslieder
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [melodic instruments]
Part 3 in B-flat
Item no.: 204536
aus: Magnificat
Es-Dur-Fassung, transponiert nach D-Dur
for: Mixed choir (SSAB), organ; 4 melodic instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235543
KV 195 (186d)
Einzelstimme Vl. 2
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235094
Geistliches Konzert
Hoch rühmt und ehrt meine Seele Gott den Herrn
for: Favorit choir (SATB), double chapell choirs (ATB/SATB), orchestra
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 232095
Geistliches Konzert
Hoch rühmt und ehrt meine Seele Gott den Herrn
for: Favorit choir (SATB), double chapell choirs (ATB/SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232089
Cantata for the Sunday after Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 3 recorders, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 499164
Offertory for Christmas
First edition
Sacred music from Salzburg
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 688072
Offertory for Christmas
First edition
Sacred music from Salzburg
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 688069
“Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit“
for: 2 soloists (ST), 2 mixed choirs (SSATB, SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230452
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355400
Cantata for the 3rd day of Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 781073
BWV 197a - 197,1
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1551788
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 768422
für Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 362094
für gemischten Chor und Orgel
(2 Violinen und Kontrabass ad lib.)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ; 2 violins, double bass ad lib.
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673759
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 632891
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Clarinet 2
Item no.: 1317017
Ausgabe in Es
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 690462
Cantata for Christmas Day
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1543989
Ausgabe in Es
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 690461
KV 195 (186d)
Einzelstimme Vc. (Kb.)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235096
Magnifikat
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230996
Ein Zyklus alter Advents- und Weihnachtslieder
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [melodic instruments]
Part 3 (Alto Clef)
Item no.: 204537
Ein Zyklus alter Advents- und Weihnachtslieder
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [melodic instruments]
Part 2 B-flat
Item no.: 204535
Ein Zyklus alter Advents- und Weihnachtslieder
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [melodic instruments]
Part 1 in C
Item no.: 204532
op. 12
Einzelstimme Va.
for: Women's choir (SSAA), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235708
for: Mixed choir (SATB), harp [piano]
Single part Harp
Item no.: 1015357
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Flute 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 635096
deutsche Textfassung
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 577362
Mass with Christmas hymns
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 774744
Choralkantate
for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), chamber ensemble
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 695780
BWV 197a - 197,1
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1551792
BWV 197a - 197,1
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1551791
Cantata for the Sunday after Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 3 recorders, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 499167
Offertory for Christmas
First edition
Sacred music from Salzburg
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Trombone 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 688075
Offertory for Christmas
First edition
Sacred music from Salzburg
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 688068
KV 195 (186d)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 443951
KV 195 (186d)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 443948
Zwei Choralmotetten
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Single part(n)
Item no.: 646799
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 690421
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 580569
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 580522
3rd Day of Christmas [St John's Day]
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 458328
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 311794
Ausgabe in D
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Flute (orchestral part)
Item no.: 690443
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 632890
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 3 trombones ad lib.
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 443798