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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.
Motette
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Choir, piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 235038
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 899053
für Soli, Chor und Orchester
Neufassung von 2006
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 429210
for: Mixed choir, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1200006
Nicolai-Messe Hob. XXII:6
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 134956
Snippets of 24 songs in 4 minutes
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 674151
for: Mixed choir (3–5 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 555999
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 887471
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1701346
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 375519
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 160483
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 323670
for: Choir, orchestra
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 553460
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 trumpets, strings, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 430313
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 430100
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 365347
for: Mixed choir (SABar), orchestra
Score, Piano reduction, Set of parts (Strings), 10 Choir scores
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 261238
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 337741
for: Male choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1148175
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1148809
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1148668
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1148582
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1147313
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1147293
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1093159
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 280953
for: Youth symphony orchestra [youth string orchestra/ youth concert band], choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 276505
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 300287
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317724
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1664363
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SAATTB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 637046
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 475615
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
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for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 132296
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 409627
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 409547
Edition Schott
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 748311
Tessiner Volkslied
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 737994
"Musik! du himmlisches Gebilde"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 737991
4. Trooper's Drinking Song - Landsknechtstrinklied
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 737971
for: Mixed choir (SAB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 734541
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 739063
Classic meets Jazz 1
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 739048
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Music score
Item no.: 732291
Distinguished Choral Music
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 731784
(16. Jh.)
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733443
Responsorium zur Vesper am 1. Advent (Sacharja 14,5-6; Judas 14)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 734125
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