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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.
Misatango
for mezzo-soprano, mixed choir, bandoneon, piano and string orchestra
for: Solo voice (Mez), mixed choir (SATB), bandoneon, strings, piano
Score
Item no.: 457392
Revised edition by Michael Pilkington
Mengenpreise möglich
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 163439
BWV 244
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116686
sur des thèmes grégoriens
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 484907
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 689641
Handbook for choir leaders
for: Voice [choir]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 688062
10 New Songs
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 495380
44 Warm-Up and Performance Studies for Jazz, Pop and Gospel Choirs
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score, CD
Item no.: 491884
Aria aus dem "Klavierbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach"
bearbeitet für Chor (SATB), Oboe, Streicher (ad lib.) und Basso continuo
for: Mixed choir (SATB), oboe, basso continuo; strings ad lib.
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2051
for solos, choir, orchestra and organ
reduction for song and organ by the author
for: 2 soloists (mezzo, baritone), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 147125
New revised version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 577618
Dramma giocoso in two acts KV 588
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116427
Hymns IV and V from "Gloria Patri"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 694493
Eight medieval lyrics
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 120510
BWV 245
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116685
for mixed chorus a cappella
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 321997
Oper in drei Akten und zwölf Bildern
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 388721
for mixed choir a cappella
for: gemischter Chor a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 759442
for: Women's choir (SA), organ
Item no.: 131292
CM Choral Collection
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Item no.: 1011192
für 4 Solostimmen, gemischten Chor und Orchester
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 157869
Totenmesse für vier Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester
zum ersten Jahrestag des Todes von Alessandro Manzoni
Urtextausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 378814
Ed. Critica
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 242158
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ; soprano saxophone ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 194351
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 608020
Geistliche Chormusik für SAM und Tasteninstrument
for: Mixed choir (SAM), piano
Choir book
Item no.: 1340578
'Coronation Mass'
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116578
Geistliche Musik
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 156590
Opera seria in two acts
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 147419
in der Bearbeitung von Heinrich Ritter von Spengel (1852)
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1012500
Das Chorbuch für gemischte Stimmen
for: Mixed choir (SATB/SAB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 484968
for mixed choir a cappella
for: gemischter Chor a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 737081
for mixed chorus
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 312291
for: Mixed choir (SATB), concert band; organ ad lib.
Organ reduction
Item no.: 151464
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 432831
British and irish Folk Songs for mixed Choir a cappella
Choral Conductor's Score with CD
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book, CD
Item no.: 680848
Petite cantate de chambre pour 6 voix mixtes ou chœur a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) [6 voices] a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 335309
form "A Garland for the Queen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 474303
for tenor, mixed chorus a cappella
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB)
Choir score
Item no.: 775871
EMB Urtext
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 781188
Mass ordinary and Latin 9th century "Veni Creator Spiritus"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ [string orchestra, piano]
Organ score
Item no.: 687237
SATB and piano (Elgar’s original piano accompaniment) or orchestra
Words from Bavarian Volkslieder and Schnadahupfl
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 328572
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 690192
Choral Programme Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 242127
Novello Handel Edition
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 225360
Opera in un atto
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 388445
Vocal Score and Full Score
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 207093
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 681512
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1011307
for Mixed Chorus (SATB) and Piano (Bass, Percussion)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 634744
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