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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.
HWV 54
for: 6 soloists (SSATBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 601970
Urtext-Ausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 586505
for: Mixed choir (SSB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 582348
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 565404
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236279
für 9 Singstimmen und 9 Instrumente bearbeitet. Versch. Kürzungen, Gesamtdauer inkl. Pause 110 Min., originaler Notentext weitgehend erhalten.
for: Children's choir, 9 instruments
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235889
Kantate zum 5. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233410
Kantate zum Sonntag Rogate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233398
Kantate zum Sonntag Rogate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233397
Kantate zum Sonntag Rogate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233396
Kantate zum 4. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233334
Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity – Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233273
Kantate zum 3. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233216
Kantate zum Ratswechsel
Umgestaltung der gleichnamigen Kantate zum 12. Sonntag nach Trinitatis BWV 69a
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233158
for: 2 Soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), organ, percussion (2 players)
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 136336
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 135127
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 274007
Kyrie und Gloria
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237150
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Clarinet 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237135
aus: Messe in F (2. Fassung)
for: 6 soloists (SSATTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237069
ZWV 13
Einzelstimme Vl. 1
for: 6 soloists (SSAATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236958
Fk 83
Einzelstimme Vc. (Kb.)
for: 4 soloists (SATBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234165
Kantate zum Sonntag Exaudi
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234021
Cantata for funeral service / Purification of Mary.
Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola d'amore (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233918
Cantata for the Sunday of Misericordias Domini
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230791
for: Soloist (baritone), 3 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB, SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230682
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230661
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230660
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230606
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230481
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230170
for: 4 soloists (SATB) [selected choir], mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230067
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229789
zum Pfingstfest über Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043167
zum Osterfest Christ lag in Todes Banden
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043152
zum Pfingstfest über Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043133
Psalm 121
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1043123
zum Osterfest Christ lag in Todes Banden
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043120
über Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043115
Psalm 98, TVWV 1:1345
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Harp
Item no.: 1043097
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1010208
Hunting Cantata
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797991
Cantata for 25th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797211
Urtext Stuttgart Handel Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 779141
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Part 1
Item no.: 1160867
Show yourselves joyful to the Lord
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Instrumental part 3 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1160819
aus: Psalmen Davids
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), double bass, organ; 8 instruments colla parte ad lib.
Instrumental part 3 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1160711
aus: Psalmen Davids
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), double bass, organ; 8 instruments colla parte ad lib.
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1160707
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