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.
A cautionary Tale f. Children by Hilaire Belloc
for: Children's choir, instruments
Single part Cello
Item no.: 354785
für Soli, Chor, Orchester und Orgel oder mit Orgel allein
Orgelstimme für Aufführungen mit Orchester
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 561565
6th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 372786
Sing- und Spielmusik für die Jugend
for: Mixed choir [children's choir] (3 voices), string quartet
Single part Cello
Item no.: 103190
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 478842
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 478840
Passions-Oratorium in drei Teilen
Violoncello
for: 6 soloists (SATTBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 384944
for: Male choir
Single part(n)
Item no.: 345544
Kantate (1. Pfingstfesttag, Pfingstsonntag)
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 349620
Missa in C Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Tr, 2 Trb, Timp, 2 Vl, Bc Violine 1
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 630976
Hier liegt vor deiner Majestät
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [organ]
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 629964
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 617706
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 611217
Urtext-Ausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 586502
for: Mixed choir (SSB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 582346
Sinfonische Kantate I
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 688770
Psalm versetts
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 687704
Psalmen Davids 1619, op. 2/4 (SWV 25)
Psalm-Konzert für zwei Favorit-Chöre (SATB/SATB) und Basso continuo
Urtext Stuttgarter Schütz-Ausgabe
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo; 8 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Instrumental part 4 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 685651
Ein Singspiel zu Matthäus 9,9-13
Leichtes Singspiel zu biblischem Text für den Gottesdienst von Kindern und Erwachsenen
for: Soloists, children's choir, keyboard
Single part
Item no.: 685435
WAB 39
for soli, mixed choir and orchestra
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 683399
für Soli, gemischten Chor, 2 Oboen (Englischhörner), Streicher und Bc Hob. XXbis
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 674164
Begräbnismusik in drei Teilen für Singstimmen und Basso continuo
Stuttgarter Schütz-Ausgabe Urtext
for: 8 voices (SSAATTBB), organ, bass; mixed choir (SSATTB), 6 melody instruments colla parte ad lib.
Single part 5
Item no.: 674157
Passionsmusik
Urtext Stuttgarter Schütz-Ausgabe
for: Favorit choir (SATTB), orchestra; chapell choir (SATTB) ad lib.
Single part 2
Item no.: 674147
Kantate zum 13. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 673204
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 672639
"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
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 370798
(1648), mit Singbarer Englischer Übersetzung
für gemischten Chor SSATTB und/oder 6 Instrumente
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Part 1
Item no.: 645875
Musica sacra des 19. Jahrhunderts
Band III
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Trumpet 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 645023
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 642052
Hasse-Werkausgabe IV/3
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 635953
for: 4 soloists [mixed choir] (SSAB), 2 violins, cello/double bass, 2 trumpets, timpani, basso continuo
Single part Kettledrums
Item no.: 635196
zum Pfingstfest über Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043160
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Trumpet 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1010206
Fragment, completed by Maximilian Stadler
KV 323, 1790 (terminus post quem)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 817068
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797921
Cantata for the 4th Sunday in Advent.
Reconstruction Uwe Wolf
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 797225
Cantata for the 11th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 797220
Cantata for the Feast of Ascension
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 797167
Cantata for the Feast of Ascension
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797166
Urtext Stuttgart Handel Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 779143
Sinfonia und Kantate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234176
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday in Advent (Reconstruction)
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234054
Kantate zum 3. Pfingsttag
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (durchgesehene Neuauflage)
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234033
Cantata for the 11th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233973
Cantata for the 11th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233970
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, bassoon, basso continuo
Bassoon (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233911
Bestimmung unbekannt
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233761
Cantata for the Sunday of Misericordias Domini
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233713
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