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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: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122608
Feierliche Musik
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 877285
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125135
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126183
Mark Foster
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126777
Rv 606 - Ed. Critica M. Talbot - 10x Parti Coro - Softcover
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 275033
Parti Coro / 10x SA + 10x TB
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Partitur-Set
Item no.: 260366
from The Little Mermaid
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 319335
Opt. Handbell Part 3 Octaves
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 929627
SoundTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 928362
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 928237
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 934714
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 936422
SoundTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 933792
Opt. Finger Cymbals
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 935458
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 810142
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813101
Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 809240
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124274
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122638
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 902710
Southern Music
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 924530
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126071
Shawnee Press
for: Male choir (TTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1122466
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 898290
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125996
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122596
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 929470
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Book
Item no.: 929193
Folk
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 898938
Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812185
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 812155
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813251
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 882492
Feierliche Musik
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 891981
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 882897
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125197
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122250
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123947
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126390
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122493
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 826823
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124723
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 826427
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126048
German Carol
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 902270
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122485
Critical Edition, Softcover
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 263305
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