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.
Cantata for the inauguration of a new town council
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Choir score
Item no.: 232881
Historia des Leidens und Sterbens unsers Herrn und Heilandes Jesu Christi nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus
Stuttgarter Schütz-Ausgabe
for: Favorit choir (SATB), mixed choir (SATB)
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232139
– Graduated prices on request –
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo; 8 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 231708
Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 683067
Cantata for Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 683049
Cantata for the Sunday of Estomihi
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 683033
für Soli und Chor (SSAATTBB), 2 Violinen, Instrumente ad libitum und Basso continuo
aus: Selva morale et spirituale
SV 264
Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 666500
Cantata for Reformation Day
Scripture Ps 84
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 169580
Kantate zur Ratswahl 1727 – Rekonstruktion
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (durchgesehene Neuauflage)
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 234064
Cantata for New Year
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233854
Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity – Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233665
Kantate zu Mariae Reinigung TVWV 1:784
Telemann-Archiv – Stuttgarter Urtext Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 234550
Wedding Cantata – Was Gott tut das ist wohlgetan
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition
Graduated prices on request
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233547
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964754
Harmonia Concert Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 912038
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1169140
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 905532
Cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity.
Leipzig Version.
Reconstruction Masaaki Suzuki
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 662996
Brookfield Easter Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1091672
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1174397
für gemischten Chor a cappella und Solostimme
Bekannt durch den Film "Sister Act" Teil 2
for: Solo voice, mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 338946
Geistliche Musik
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1584405
Kantate für den 3. Sonntag nach Trinitatis (und für jede Zeit)
Bach große "Kümmernis"-Kantate
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1664373
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1093196
Eugene Rogers Choral Series
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1330909
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 627417
Psalm 130 op.50b
Heiberg, H. (engl. Übersetzung)
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 661833
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 910228
Cantata for the 10th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 683101
"Choral Fantasy"
Beethoven vocal Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), piano, orchestra
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 762143
Cantata for St. Michael – "Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir"
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (revised edition)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681138
Cantata for a wedding – "Der Herr denket an uns"
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (revised edition)
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 681121
Kantate zum Ratswechsel
für Soli (SATB), gemischten Chor (SATB), Orchester und Basso continuo
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681016
Cantata for the 7th Sunday after Trinity – Es wartet alles auf dich
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (revised edition)
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680690
Kantate zu Mariae Reinigung TVWV 1:784
Telemann-Archiv – Stuttgarter Urtext Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 423349
Developing the Creative Brain in the 21st Century
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 886653
Developing the Creative Brain in the 21st Century
for: School class
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 874534
Harmonia-Popular Music (lichte muziek)
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 905654
Harmonia-Popular Music (lichte muziek)
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 766144
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 923777
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 911328
Fünf Gospels für gemischten Chor und Blechbläserquintett
Klavierdirektion
for: Mixed choir, piano
Item no.: 446008
24 leicht singbare Chorlieder und Kanons für gemischten Chor (inkl. Audio-CD)
Helbling Choral Collections
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book, CD
Item no.: 496593
Ashdown Vocal Duets
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962107
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 317696
Folk
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982643
4 Musical Gems from Salento / Grecìa Salentina
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score, online media
Item no.: 1652254
A New Gospel Music Experience for mixed Voices
for: Solo voice, mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score, CD
Item no.: 685336
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