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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.
Kritische Gesamtausgabe der Werke von Leoš Janáček B/5,1
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 780867
Coronation Anthem
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SAATBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 746011
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Children's choir
Buch
Item no.: 1583107
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 906782
Carol
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 900120
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Score
Item no.: 909722
for: Women's choir (SS), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 909341
for: Choir (one voice), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 907746
für 4-stimmigen gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 380697
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 584855
für 4-stimmigen Männerchor
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 386463
für 4-stimmigen gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 383932
für 5-stimmigen gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 383927
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 920354
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 893435
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 888931
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 953702
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 953697
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 953662
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 953621
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 953620
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 953618
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 953617
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 953560
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 953526
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 953493
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 954172
for: Choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 894274
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 920830
Motette für vier Stimmen und Generalbass
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1546420
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 892746
Paperback
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 892225
Paperback
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 890166
No.2 of Three Upper-voice Carols
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 889576
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 889376
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 888986
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 888690
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 882554
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 628278
Paperback
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 628208
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 952043
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 952038
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 951939
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 951912
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 951875
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 951840
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 951839
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 951816
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