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.
Choral Collection
for: Choir
Choir book
Item no.: 1654347
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1673138
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1672995
Award winning at "females featured" competition
for: 3 soloists (SABar), mixed choir (SSAATTBB)
Score
Item no.: 1672296
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1684813
from Schmigadoon!
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1672638
from Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
for: Male choir (TB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1654692
Revelation 6:2-8
Andrew Crane Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano 4 hands
Choir score
Item no.: 1690131
A pBuzz learning method for the music classroom
for: School class
Study book (with online audio)
Item no.: 1672759
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1672132
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1689986
Carus Choir Coach
Practice aids
Voice part alto
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
MP3 CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 1689257
from Wish
Disney Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1690333
Discovery Level 2
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1692224
from Barbie
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1672649
from Elemental
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1654319
Jacob Narverud Signature Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB divisi) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1654323
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1672976
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSAA), chamber orchestra [organ]
Organ reduction
Item no.: 1655475
Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1692
Z 328
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1677424
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1672401
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano; cello ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1654702
Scottish-American Shanty
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690137
19th Century Halyard Shanty
for: Soloist (tenor), male choir (TTB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1690149
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1673000
(Medley)
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1672434
from Mary Poppins
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1672422
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1684550
for: Women's choir (SA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1684659
for: Male choir (TTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1672410
for: Choir (1–2 parts), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1688160
Drei Chor-Songs zur Konfirmation
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1657401
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB divisi), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1672143
pop.voxx
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1659424
Gospel-, Praise- und Worship-Songs für Gospelchor, Gemeinde und zu Hause
for: Choir
Songbook
Item no.: 1687953
from The Little Mermaid (2023)
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1672506
Voices Rising/Concert Pop
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1654696
for: Women's choir (SSA); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1689478
Andrew Crane Choral Series
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano; cello ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1690184
(Medley)
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1672424
from Mary Poppins
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1672419
Für Chor gemacht!
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690104
Opera in three acts
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1689143
for: Mixed choir (SATB divisi); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 938514
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1673140
Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1692
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1677430
Discovery Level 2
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 1654514
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1615907