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.
Missa pro defunctis
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235431
ZWV 50
Einzelstimme Vl. 2
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATBBB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235230
ZWV 50
Einzelstimme Vl. 1
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATBBB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235229
KV 125
Einzelstimme Vc. (Kb.)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235076
Cantata for St. John’s Day
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232786
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, bassoon, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233909
Kantate zum 7. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233643
Cantata for New Year's Day; Circumcision of Christ
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424230
Passions-Oratorium
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424062
Passions-Oratorium
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 423936
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230180
MWV A 3
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236258
KV 197 (186e)
Einzelstimme Va.
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234894
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
auf der Grundlage des 1980 wiederaufgefundenen Autographs
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Trumpet 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236727
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
auf der Grundlage des 1980 wiederaufgefundenen Autographs
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Trumpet 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236726
Trinitatismesse
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Oboe 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236688
Dominicusmesse
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Trombone 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236659
Dominicusmesse
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Oboe 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236649
for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ ad lib.
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1629050
Cantata for the feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1628927
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 689552
Über die Nicht- und Flüchtigkeit des menschlichen Lebens.
Kantate zum 24. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Telemann-Archiv – Stuttgarter Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola da gamba 4 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234625
F-Dur
for: Children's choir (1–3 parts), piano [keyboard], rhythm group
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231481
Ein Singspiel zu Lukas 15,11-32
Leichtes Singspiel zu biblischem Text für den Gottesdienst von Kindern und Erwachsenen
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Single part(n)
Item no.: 231399
Ein Singspiel über Lukas 2,1-20
for: Soloists, children's choir, keyboard
Single part Melody instrument (C)
Item no.: 231387
Ein Singspiel zu Daniel 5,1-30
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Instrumental part
Item no.: 231382
Oratorium nach einem Text von Gerhard Monninger
für Erzähler, Bariton, gemischten Chor und Instrumente
for: Solo voice (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), narrator, flute, alto saxophone, strings, piano
Violin 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 674142
Offertorium
Schubert-Archiv
Stuttgarter Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237940
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Single part(n)
Item no.: 274004
Eines der ergreifenden späten Kirchenwerke des gefeierten Opernkomponisten
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238147
BR-JEB F 12
F-Dur
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1654496
Kantate zum 4. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 638126
aus: Psalmen Davids
for: Favorit choir (SATB), chapell choir (SATB), double bass, organ [chapell choir satb, 8 melodic instruments]
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 231729
Kirchliche Festouvertüre
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 663904
Ein Märchenspiel (2009) nach der Geschichte "Der selbstsüchtige Riese" von Oscar Wilde
Kindermusical
for: Children's choir, narrator, chamber orchestra
Single part Violin 3
Item no.: 659935
Ein Märchenspiel (2009) nach der Geschichte "Der selbstsüchtige Riese" von Oscar Wilde
Kindermusical
for: Children's choir, narrator, chamber orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 659933
Viennese version
1736/ 1800/ 1843
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 770905
Erstdruck
Musik des 17. Jahrhunderts - Band V
for: Solo voice (S/T), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 638891
Missa in C Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Tr, 2 Trb, Timp, 2 Vl, Bc Posaune 1
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Trombone 1
Item no.: 631036
Messa delle Benedicenza in C
Kirchenmusik der Wiener Klassik
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 228991
Admonter Messe MH 530
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 695793
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 644722
Die Geschichte des Leidens und Sterbens unseres Heilandes Jesu Christi nach der Beschreibung des Evanglisten Marcus HoWV I.10
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 772604
for: 4 soloists (SATB) [selected choir], mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 230070
Kantate zum 17. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233737
Kantate zum 10. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233565
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233491
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233490
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