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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: Choir
Score
Item no.: 888367
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 778747
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
10 lyric books
Item no.: 275650
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1207168
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 778238
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 777790
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SSATTB), basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo (Organ)
Item no.: 291339
for: Voice (baritone), children's choir (SA), strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 216911
for: Voice (baritone), children's choir (SA), strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 216910
for: Mixed choir (SSAB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 115659
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (ATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 781310
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Set of parts
Item no.: 313340
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 298275
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Set of parts
Item no.: 674433
for: Favorit choir (SSB), chapell choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 488510
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1031910
Urtext based on the New Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 432665
Urtext based on the New Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 432662
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 343605
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1043721
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 877430
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 880930
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 862179
for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 647813
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
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(Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 290084
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
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The dove´s message
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 901075
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1161071
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Score
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for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Choir score
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Choir
Einzelstimme
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for: Choir
Score
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for: Choir
Score
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for: Choir
Score
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for: Choir
Score
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for: Choir
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 875116
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
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Arrangements zum Gotteslob
Melodieinstrumente in Es
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Single part in E-flat
Item no.: 671421
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 139770
Piano (Leadsheet + Vocal)
for: Soloist, mixed choir (SATB), piano, bass, drums
Single part Piano
Item no.: 496732
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 885354
for: 2 solo voices (MezBar), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, organ; trumpet, harp, kettle drums ad lib.
Harp (orchestral part)
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for: Choir
Score
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for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 921830
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