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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: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 930510
for: Voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), organ [chamber orchestra]
Organ score
Item no.: 930262
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 930097
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 930013
for: Mixed choir (3–6 parts) a cappella
Choir book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 929590
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (facsimile)
Item no.: 929444
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 929061
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 337447
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 931737
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 930896
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 929982
for: Women's choir (2 parts), piano
Score
Item no.: 347023
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962304
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962254
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962070
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 432377
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 876887
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 891796
Gospel
Text von Calvin Bridges
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 675318
for: Voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), piano; chamber orchestra ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 665504
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 655497
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 586905
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 641120
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 605130
Arranged for 2 sopranos and Piano
for: Women's choir (SS), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 675126
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 477052
Broadway Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 802773
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982771
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 982679
for: Choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982625
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 980985
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964697
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962252
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 935146
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 1534511
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 1329744
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1317980
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1317709
for: Choir (one voice), piano
Score
Item no.: 1317708
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 768127
(from Les Misérables)
Broadway Choral
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 291365
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1353479
for: School class
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1106425
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 798165
from "Coco"
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 797851
for: Choir, piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 761964
Traditional Spiritual
Sacred Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 697588
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 417439
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