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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.
Christmas Oratorio
after the first edition of 1869
Piano score XL in large, reader-friendly print
for: 5 soloists (SMezATB), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, harp, organ
Piano reduction (XL format)
Item no.: 663110
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1157490
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1659344
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 765667
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo; solo voice (soprano) ad lib.
Set of parts (Strings)
Item no.: 688888
for: Favorit choir (SSB), chapell choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 138732
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 495236
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1155283
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 577043
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 601831
for: Children's choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 334022
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 338749
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 804035
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 803351
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 477550
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 476402
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 139270
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 944979
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 936367
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 805299
BR-CPEB E 4
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
– Graduated prizes on request –
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 234190
20 a cappella Christmas Favorites
for: Mixed choir (SAB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 680023
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 564697
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 471624
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 920517
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 662064
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 659166
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1040273
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1038981
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1150991
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1152784
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1154824
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 855443
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 857234
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1150716
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1157497
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 902683
for: Mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Score
Item no.: 477008
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 885621
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 460551
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 460506
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 345135
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 151319
for: Women's choir (SSA), harp [piano]
Choir score
Item no.: 688971
for: Women's choir, organ
Item no.: 416492
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 119602
Cantata for the 27th Sunday after Trinity
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 260763
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316343
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