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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: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 618711
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 432377
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 158681
for: Favorit choir (SATTB), orchestra; chapell choir (SATTB) ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 154529
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 151245
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano [organ] ad lib.
Choir book
Item no.: 376463
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 241228
Only available in combination with choral score!
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), piano; rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 199340
for: Children's choir, piano
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 646069
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1004511
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 346692
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 295995
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 488700
for: Mixed choir (SATB), the parish, organ; instruments ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1156562
for: Mixed choir (SATB), precentor, the parish, wind ensemble, rhythm group (piano, guitar, drums)
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 1669758
for: Mixed choir (SATB), precentor, the parish, wind ensemble, rhythm group (piano, guitar, drums)
Piano score
Item no.: 1653630
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 604130
for: Mixed choir (SMezATBarB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 851097
for: Choir
3 Choir books (Hardcover)
Item no.: 822459
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 234620
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 1149530
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1149507
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1677234
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 626756
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 675318
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 135144
Oratorio in three acts HWV 70
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, baroque orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 564544
HWV 54
for: 6 soloists (SSATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 550475
Imaginations for Choir with Lyrics by Thomas Moore
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SSAATBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 633192
for: Choir
Study book
Item no.: 613512
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 865222
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1703580
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 1107685
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 1107550
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 477193
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1713876
Oratorium für 5 Solostimmen (SSTBB), Chor und Orchester
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Conductor score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1681268
Weltlich
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1004505
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982878
Weltlich
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1584420
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982835
Choral
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 798157
Klassik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1105592
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1103211
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 983047
Donald Nally Contemporary Voices
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1557285
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1556759
Brookfield Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1091674
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