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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.
aus "My Fair Lady" für gemischten Chor und Klavier
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 1660188
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 858612
GIA Ars Antiqua
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1151346
SATB version
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1155612
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1149942
5 Ostinati
for: Mixed choir (SAATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 737922
O Sparrow
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1092027
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1111764
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1324767
GIA Evoking Sound
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1154532
for: Choir
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 1160202
Guitar
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1159797
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 906483
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 912450
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097481
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1341952
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ, melodic instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 1669314
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 914438
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 915348
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 921855
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 912810
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1159117
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1152986
from the African American Heritage Hymnal
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1157205
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 960024
Motet a 11
aus den "Symphoniae sacrae"
for: Mixed choir, wind ensembles, organ
Score
Item no.: 1355082
3-5 octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 855761
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1117380
Guitar
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1159527
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 926004
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 1672041
Geistliche Musik
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097292
GIA Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1155315
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1342749
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1325604
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 1594281
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 978924
Guitar
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1155504
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 915567
Performance/Accompaniment CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1117460
Home of the RSCM - history and description
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1160248
SATB & Brass
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 859515
Woodwind in C (Oboe), String Quartet - 2 Violins, Viola, Cello
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1156391
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1040579
Syvissä, Hiljaisissa Vesissä
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1147750
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 915258
Légende dramatique en 3 actes
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Lyric book
Item no.: 1105975
GIA Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1157583
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