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.
An Oratorio Based on the old Testament Text
Practice CD for choir singers – Edition for bass
mp3 format
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
4 Playback-CDs (choir part bass)
Item no.: 680547
Practice-CD (mp3)
Choral Part Soprano
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 665316
Süßmayr-Version
Practice-CD (mp3)
Choral Part Tenor
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 663380
for: School choir
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 766250
for: Choir
Teachers book
Item no.: 765490
for: Choir
Students book
Item no.: 765482
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 769242
Mehr Spaß beim Einsingen
for: Choir
Music score
Item no.: 342612
(Teaching material)
for: Youth choir
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 586722
URTEXT Neuausgabe nach den Quellen
auf der Grundlage des Klavierauszuges von Kurt Soldan (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 605861
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Alto
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 pianos, harmonium
Playback-CD (Chorstimme Alt)
Item no.: 176294
for: Choir
2 Books
Item no.: 1681962
1 (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Choir
Study book
Item no.: 286693
3 (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Choir
Study book
Item no.: 286694
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Alto
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Playback-CD (Chorstimme Alt)
Item no.: 345512
for: School class
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1024441
Nella Scuola di Base
for: School class
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1025056
tra Infanzia e Primaria
for: School class
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1023824
for: School class
Students book
Item no.: 1207669
Musiche della cappella di Santa Barbara in Mantova
Giaches de Wert. Musica sacra VI
for: Mixed choir (4–5 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 774267
for: School class
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1024343
230 Chorstücke für gemischte Stimmen SATB
Chorleiterausgabe mit CD-ROM, Audiothek (4 CDs), DVD-ROM mit 729 Übe-mp3s und Instrumentalausgabe im Paket
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Choir book, CD-Rom, DVD, Playback-CD
Item no.: 497350
Originelle Originale
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 271983
38 Canti per la didattica, il sostegno, la terapia
for: School class
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1024338
Strumenti musicali per la scuola dell'infanzia e la primaria
for: School class
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 775718
Rhythmisch fit mit Clap-, Stomp- und Sing-Alongs
for: Voices (body percussion), drums
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 144681
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Soprano
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Playback-CD (Choir part Soprano)
Item no.: 429078
Die Stimme im Chor entwickeln
for: Choir
Study book
Item no.: 670750
An meinem Grab zu singen; Nr. 3 aus: Hesse-Lieder
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 733616
aus: Schott's Chorbuch II
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 731012
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730968
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753990
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 740366
Psalm 24, 7-10
for: Mixed choir (SSAATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 740346
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Soprano
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
2 Playback-CDs (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 335043
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Bass
for: 3 solo voices (STB), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Playback-CD (Chorstimme Bass)
Item no.: 299208
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Soprano
for: 3 solo voices (STB), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Playback-CD (Choir part Soprano)
Item no.: 299204
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Soprano
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
2 Playback-CDs (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 260864
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Soprano
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Playback-CDs (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 201225
for: School class
Teacher's book, Playback-CD
Item no.: 642127
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 772523
for: School class
Music lesson book, demo CD
Item no.: 767318
for: Choir
Students book
Item no.: 765486
for: School choir
Music lesson book
Item no.: 772494
for: Choir
Choir book
Item no.: 214744
for: 5 soloists (STTBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Playback-CD (Chorstimme Alt)
Item no.: 662118
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 682137
for: Children's choir
Music score, online media
Item no.: 1556076
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