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.
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
3 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 674636
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Playback-CD (Chorstimme Bass)
Item no.: 671892
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [piano]
Playback-CD (Choir part Soprano)
Item no.: 660374
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [piano]
Playback-CD (Chorstimme Bass)
Item no.: 659817
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music lesson book
Item no.: 766771
for: Children's choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 617789
for: Mixed choir a cappella
CD
Item no.: 364451
44 Warm-Up and Performance Studies for Jazz, Pop and Gospel Choirs
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 740785
for: Voice [choir]; accompanying instrument ad lib.
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 1544289
"Coronation Mass"
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Playback-CD (Chorstimme Bass)
Item no.: 180672
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Soprano
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Playback-CD (Choir part Soprano)
Item no.: 299187
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music lesson book
Item no.: 775503
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 770893
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Bass
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
2 Playback-CDs (choir part bass)
Item no.: 299186
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Tenor
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
2 Playback-CDs (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 302691
Ideas for Pop Choir Direction
for: Choir
Music lesson book, CD-Rom
Item no.: 610554
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Tenor
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
2 Playback-CDs (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 605902
for: Choir
Study book
Item no.: 1711884
for: Youth choir
Conductor's book with CD, choir score (set)
Item no.: 678421
for: Voices (body percussion), drums
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 366809
Süßmayr-Version
Practice-CD (mp3)
Choral Part Alto
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part alto)
Item no.: 663378
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Alto
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Playback-CD (Chorstimme Alt)
Item no.: 429114
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Tenor
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Playback-CD (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 429140
Probentechnik
for: Choir
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 279208
for: School class
CD-ROM, app
Item no.: 769874
Deutsches Volkslied
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 743580
aus op. 19
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 731912
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753989
aus der Messe B-Dur", op. 172
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 740379
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 740367
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 740347
Französisches Volkslied; Nr. 1 aus: Suite nach französischen Volksliedern; Melodie und Text aus: Heinrich Möller "Französische Volkslieder"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730990
Para descubrir el lenguaje musical cantando, escuchando, tocando...
Descubrir, explorar, crear
for: School class
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 769455
20 Canti tradizionali africani arrangiati per coro di bambini
for: Children's choir
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1549144
Percorsi propedeutici per l'educazione e la pratica vocale
for: School class
Music lesson book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 1207546
Grado medio
for: School class
Music lesson book
Item no.: 765779
Album di 5 Canti Patriottici
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 997712
Impuls
Das neue Musikbuch für die Sekundarstufe 1 (Klasse 5 und 6)
ca. 30 Filmsequenzen
for: School class
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 772247
Corsi di introduzione alla musica
for: School class
Teacher's book
Item no.: 1209968
for: Children's choir (School class /music school group)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 776215
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Bass
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Playback-CD (Chorstimme Bass)
Item no.: 467954
Edition Schultheiss
for: Choir
Music lesson book
Item no.: 180120
for: Mixed choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1012898
for: Choir
Teachers book
Item no.: 765493
for: Male choir, piano
Music score
Item no.: 774869
for: School choir
Music lesson book
Item no.: 764761
for: School class
Music lesson book
Item no.: 765369
for: Children's choir, Orff instruments
Sheet music, Audio tape
Item no.: 643950
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