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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.
Shawnee Press
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 827194
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 909195
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1319743
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 1110948
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 959751
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 915579
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 909707
You Don't Understand, La la la
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1077001
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1105430
Klassik
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1541453
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 908499
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1157055
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1151473
Klassik
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1109854
Klassik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1101496
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097304
Turtle Creek Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125742
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 952881
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 960306
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1078274
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 915602
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1110127
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 960571
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 906451
Geistliche Musik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1325593
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1142099
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 915539
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 952770
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 916101
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123650
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 915590
Shawnee Sacred
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124037
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1320493
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1117155
GIA Ars Antiqua
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1157172
Set 1
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097244
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 914736
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1116756
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1173316
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir
Musikkasette
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Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 913576
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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GIA Ars Antiqua
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1158539
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1152662
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1152115
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 923782
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