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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 (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338121
for: Women's choir (SAA), piano
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Item no.: 1338077
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
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Item no.: 1338072
for: Choir, organ
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Item no.: 1338046
for: Choir, organ
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Item no.: 1338037
for: Choir, organ
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Item no.: 1338020
for: Choir, organ
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Item no.: 1338011
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1337984
Bach chorales for the Church Year with English singing texts
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 424209
Zachäus und die Heilung des Blinden
Leichtes Singspiel zu biblischem Text für den Gottesdienst von Kindern und Erwachsenen
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 424113
Version for soprano or tenor solo, mixed choir, string quintett and organ
Musique sacrée française
for: Solo voice (S/T), mixed choir (SATB), string quintet, organ
Score
Item no.: 423973
nach "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" für Frauenchor (SSA) und Klavier
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 423882
Lieder zum Singen, Spielen und Tanzen
for: Children's choir (2 parts), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 423842
for: Soloists, children's choir, narrator, keyboard; melodic instruments, rhythm instruments ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 423827
aus: In der Natur / V prìrode
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 423810
Himmelsruh und Frieden
Mengenpreise
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 423673
op. 25 Nr. 2
Partitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 423294
Der Engel sprach
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 423242
aus: Zwei Gesänge
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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Item no.: 471424
Psalm 127
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
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Item no.: 470983
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 464936
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 463930
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 463907
Nach Elisabeth Kulmann
für zwei Frauenstimmen und Klavier
for: Women's choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 460807
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 432783
Passionsbetrachtung nach Spirituals
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), narrator, trombone, double bass
Score
Item no.: 425339
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 424351
for: Choir, organ
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Item no.: 1337957
for: Choir, organ
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Item no.: 1337944
for: Choir, organ
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Item no.: 1337924
for: Choir, organ
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Item no.: 1337914
for: Choir, organ
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Item no.: 1337913
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337839
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337784
aus: Così fan tutte
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337757
aus: Le Pescatrici (Die Fischerinnen)
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337753
aus: L'Anima del Filosofo ossia Orfeo e Euridice
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337745
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337730
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337701
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337698
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337692
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337688
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337668
Textfassung nach Rahe
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337418
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337077
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
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Item no.: 1337066
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
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Item no.: 1337064
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
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Item no.: 1337062
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