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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 a cappella
Score
Item no.: 308559
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 308528
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 308511
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308478
mit Klavier
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 308461
aus der Oper "Rosamunde", mit Orchester oder Klavier
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 308432
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308381
aus "Die Zauberflöte", für gem. Chor mit / ohne Klavier
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308375
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308348
aus dem Oratorium "Salomo", gem Chor, Orch. oder Klavier
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308336
für 3stg Chor (SABar) u. Orgel (Harmonium 2 Vl ad lib)
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308281
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Item no.: 214692
for: Women's choir, piano
Item no.: 214608
Bremer Chorblaetter 554
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 217984
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 145457
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 913074
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 908160
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 907782
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 904677
Geistliche Musik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 937833
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 926115
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 916584
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 915855
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 915558
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 914424
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 913479
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 952818
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 949038
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 217929
for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 484005
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB)
Choir score
Item no.: 207534
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 213900
for: Male choir
Item no.: 213642
for: Mixed choir, organ [piano]
Item no.: 560238
for: Mixed choir, strings, organ
Score
Item no.: 562592
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Item no.: 562591
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
PART - KART
Item no.: 219052
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1341633
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 911575
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342224
5. The devil a monk would be - Art lässt nicht von Art
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 751848
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1341521
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 925994
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1341655
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342486
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 906012
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1341466
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1341634
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