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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.
Oratorium
Zusammenstellung aus Sätzen Bachscher Kantaten
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 229937
Bearbeitung von Denis Rouger
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1337075
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1337059
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1337056
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1337055
F major
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1043856
Psalm 112
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1021044
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
CD
Item no.: 1018177
Ultima Verba Psalmi 23
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1017420
B flat major
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1160630
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1136544
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1340010
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1340008
aus: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1340007
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1340005
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1340003
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1339979
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1339954
aus: h-Moll-Messe
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1339948
for: Mixed choir (SATB), the parish
Score
Item no.: 1339928
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339888
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339883
for: Women's choir (SAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339875
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339871
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339854
aus: Salzburger Kirchengesangsbuch 1790
for: Women's choir (SA), organ
Score
Item no.: 1339842
aus: Vesperae solennes de Confessore
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1339831
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1339808
Ausschnitte
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1339806
aus: Missa brevis in C
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1339767
aus: Missa brevis in C
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1339763
aus: Zwei deutsche Kirchenlieder
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339762
aus: Antiphonae ad Stationes pro tribus diebus Rogatium
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339755
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339719
aus: Reponsoria ad Matutinum in Nativitate Domini
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1339714
aus der Kantate "Der erste Frühlingstag" op. 28
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1339705
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339652
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339648
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339634
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339631
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339626
for: Mixed choir (SAB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1339587
for: Mixed choir (SAB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339578
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339551
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339541
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339535
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339533
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339528
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