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.
Das Chorbuch für die Westentasche
für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 683181
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 443784
for female chorus (SSA) and piano
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 140449
Klavierauszug XL im Großdruck englisch
with variant movements
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 661149
for mixed chorus and piano
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 679477
for mixed chorus a cappella
from the Album "In Winter" (Katie Mehlua with the Gori Women's Choir)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 671426
Cantata for the inauguration of the town council in Mühlhausen
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233183
Discovery Level 2
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1017453
Discovery Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 686923
from the Musical "Grease"
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 583241
Chormusik aus Lateinamerika
Kuba, Kolumbien, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brasilien
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 677704
aus "Shrek"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 464253
VOCES8 Singles Series
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1013012
Erfolgstitel aus Sister Act
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 604315
A Requiem
for: 3 soloists (STBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 555512
Opéra en 3 actes
Revised Version
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 638797
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 682881
for male choir
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1545212
Prüfungsliteratur
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 1329761
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 777981
30 frische Kanons
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book, CD
Item no.: 564575
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 930219
für gemischten Chor (SSATB) divisi a cappella und Beatbox
Pop.Voxx Series
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 666087
aus "Nocturnes"
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Score
Item no.: 660317
Book 4: Seven Pop Songs for Today's Choirs
for: Mixed choir (SAT), piano
Music score (anthology), online audio
Item no.: 634000
Komische Oper in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 281948
opera in 4 acts
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318186
for: Choir (one voice), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 475328
for: 2 voices (SMez)
Score
Item no.: 492846
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 212597
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings
Choir score
Item no.: 857995
HCCS - Helbling Choral Concert Series
for: Mixed choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 465132
Bearbeitung für Kammerorchester
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 669842
"Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir"
Cantata for a penitential service (Version in a minor)
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233813
Actus tragicus. Trauermusik
BWV 106
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233628
Cantata for Palm Sunday and the feast of the Annunciation Cantata for Palm Sunday and the feast of the Annunciation
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 133122
Broadway Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 401537
Perfect for concert or graduation, this hit release from Josh Groban shares a message of hope and encouragement for all.
Hal Leonard Contemporary Festival Choral Series
for: Male choir (TBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 347678
Choral
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 363735
from "The Greatest Showman"
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Score
Item no.: 797794
Teachers's Manual
for: Children's choir (2 parts), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 807880
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 564061
200 Exercises for Chorus and Solo Singers
for: Voice [choir]
Music score
Item no.: 271753
Six Traditionals für S/SA/SAB und Klavier
for: Mixed choir (1–3 parts), piano
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 687864
Concert Selections for Soloists and Chorus
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 566241
for female gospel soloist, mixed choir (SATB), and jazz ensemble
for: Solo voice (S/A), mixed choir (SATB), jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1652956
Folk
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 345875
Traditional Irish Folk Song
Henry Leck Creating Artistry
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 777579
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